Beschreibung:
Sue Thornham's study explores issues in feminist filmmaking through an examination of a wide range of films by women filmmakers, ranging from the avant-garde to mainstream Hollywood, and from the 1970s to the present day, discussing directors including Sally Potter, Jane Campion, Julie Dash, Patricia Rozema and Lynne Ramsay.
Explores issues of subjectivity, agency and regulation; narrative and narration; film, authorship and gender; and image, fantasy and desire in relation to women's film
Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- PART I: QUESTIONS.- What if I'd Been the Hero?.- Women's Liberation Cinema?.- Unexplored Territories.- PART II: EXPLORATIONS.- Heroes and Writers.- Landscapes and Stories.- Bodies and Passions.- Conclusion: Unfinished Business.- Postscript.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.