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The first English-language book dedicated to an analysis of Naruse Mikio, one of Japan's most prolific directors, whose films provide unique insight into the representation of female subjectivity and modernity in Japan.

Women in motion pictures

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Reel Women assembles an impressive list of more than 2,400 films that feature female protagonists. Each entry includes a brief description of the film and cites key artistic personnel, particularly female directors, producers, and screenwriters involved in its production.

Women in motion pictures. --- Women in motion pictures

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An analysis of post-revolutionary Iranian cinema in relation to gender and nation.

Motion pictures --- Women in motion pictures. --- History.

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Die Studie liefert einen genderorientierten Beitrag zur aktuellen kulturwissenschaftlichen Debatte über den Film. Sie untersucht kritisch-dekonstruktiv die Repräsentationsformen von Weiblichkeit im klassisch-narrativen Kino, wie beispielsweise an Gary Marshalls romantischer Komödie »Pretty Woman« oder auch Jon Amiels, scheinbar mit dem Bild starker Weiblichkeit operierenden Polizeithriller »Copykill«. Gemäß kultureller Normen reguliert der filmische Diskurs Weiblichkeit durch Mechanismen, deren Naturalisierungseffekte sie jenseits bedeutungskonstitutiver Funktion unhintergehbar als 'das Andere' repräsentieren. Wenn aber die Effekte zur selbstbegründenden Stabilisierung des Dispositivs generiert sind, zeugt dies von der eigenen Imperfektibilität. Aus dieser Erkenntnis schreibt die Studie widerständige filmische Praktiken fort, die sich als kritisches Wi(e)derlesen kultureller Meister-Erzählungen verstehen. Filme wie Sally Potters »Orlando«, Susan Streitfelds »Female Perversions« sowie Yvonne Rainers »Murder and murder« reflektieren im Prozeß ihrer Bedeutungskonstitution die problematische Repräsentabilität von Weiblichkeit. Diese ist bereits widersprüchlich in dem Maße konstituiert, wie Frauen in westlichen Kulturen immer schon gesellschaftliche Subjekte und zugleich Repräsentationen des 'Anderen', 'Objekthaften' sind.

Women in motion pictures --- Feminist film criticism

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Ostensibly the villain, but also a model of female power, poise, and intelligence, the femme fatale embodies Hollywood's contradictory attitudes toward ambitious women. But how has the figure of the femme fatale evolved over time, and to what extent have these changes reflected shifting cultural attitudes toward female independence and sexuality? This book offers readers a concise look at over a century of femmes fatales on both the silver screen and the TV screen. Starting with ethnically exoticized silent film vamps like Theda Bara and Pola Negri, it examines classic film noir femmes fatales like Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity, as well as postmodern revisions of the archetype in films like Basic Instinct and Memento. Finally, it explores how contemporary film and television creators like Fleabag and Killing Eve's Phoebe Waller-Bridge have appropriated the femme fatale in sympathetic and surprising ways. Analyzing not only the films themselves, but also studio press kits and reviews, The Femme Fatale considers how discourses about the pleasures and dangers of female performance are projected onto the figure of the femme fatale. Ultimately, it is a celebration of how "bad girl" roles have provided some of Hollywood's most talented actresses opportunities to fully express their on-screen charisma.

Women in motion pictures --- Performing arts