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Cinematernity : Film, Motherhood, Genre /
Noting that motherhood is a common metaphor for film production, Lucy Fischer undertakes the first investigation of how the topic of motherhood presents itself throughout a wide range of film genres. Until now discussions of maternity have focused mainly on melodramas, which, along with musicals and...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[1996]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: MOTHERHOOD AND FILM: A CRITICAL GENEALOGY
- 2. The Trick Film: THE LADY VANISHES: WOMEN, MAGIC, AND THE MOVIES
- 3. Silent Melodrama: WAY DOWN EAST MELODRAMA, METAPHOR, AND THE MATERNAL BODY
- 4. The Horror Film: BIRTH TRAUMAS PARTURITION AND HORROR IN ROSEMARY'S BABY
- 5. The Crime Film: MAMA'S BOY: FILIAL HYSTERIA IN WHITE HEAT
- 6. Film Comedy: "SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD": COMEDY AND MATRICIDE
- 7. The Thriller: THE HAND THAT SHOCKS THE CRADLE: THE MATERNAL THRILLER
- 8. The Postmodern Film: POSTMODERNITY AND POSTMATERNITY: HIGH HEELS AND IMITATION OF LIFE
- 9. The Nonfiction Film: "THE REPRODUCTION OF MOTHERING" DOCUMENTING THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOND
- 10. Epilogue: MATERNITY AND THE ARTIST: "A REMARKABLE ZOOLOGICAL SPECIES"
- Index.