Feminist Film Theory and Pretty Woman Paperback / softback
by Professor Mari (University of Toronto, Canada) Ruti
Part of the Film Theory in Practice series
Paperback / softback
Description
In Feminist Film Theory and Pretty Woman, Mari Ruti traces the development of feminist film theory from its foundational concepts such as the male gaze, female spectatorship, and the masquerade of femininity to 21st-century analyses of neoliberal capitalism, consumerism, postfeminism, and the revival of “girly” femininity as a cultural ideal.
By interpreting Pretty Woman as a movie that defies easy categorization as either feminist or antifeminist, the book counters the all-too-common critical dismissal of romantic comedies as mindless drivel preoccupied with trivial “feminine” concerns such as love and shopping.
The book’s lucid presentation of the key concerns of feminist film theory, along with its balanced reading of Pretty Woman, shed light on a Hollywood genre often overlooked by film critics: the romantic comedy.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:216 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:20/10/2016
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- ISBN:9781501319464
Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:216 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:20/10/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781501319464
