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Additional authors

1. British Film Institute.

Description

1. vi, 236 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

1. "What happens when women tell their own stories in film? In What if I had been the hero?, Sue Thornham addresses this question through an exploration of a wide range of films, from experimental feminist film to mainstream Hollywood, and from the 1970s to the present day, by film-makers including Sally Potter, Jane Campion, Deepa Mehta, Patricia Rozema and Lynne Ramsay. Her discussion takes in films from India and Argentina as well as Europe, Canada, Australia and the US."--P. [4] of cover.

Subject

1. Feminist films > History and criticism
2. Feminist film criticism
3. Women motion picture producers and directors
4. Women in motion pictures

Contents

1. Pt. I. Questions. 'What if I had been the hero?' -- Women's liberation cinema? -- Unexplored territories -- pt. II. Explorations. Heroes and writers -- Landscapes and stories -- Bodies and passions -- Conclusion. Unfinished business.

Call number

1. MFL 13-5821

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226), filmography (p. 226-228), and index.

Author

1. Thornham, Sue.

Title

1. What if I had been the hero? : investigating women's cinema / Sue Thornham.

Imprint

1. Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan ; London : British Film Institute, 2012.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226), filmography (p. 226-228), and index.

Added author

1. British Film Institute.

LCCN

1. 2012464595

ISBN

1. 9781844573639 (pb)
2. 184457363X (pb)
3. 9781844573646 (hb)
4. 1844573648 (hb)

Research call number

1. MFL 13-5821