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Contesting tears : the Hollywood melodrama of the unknown woman / Stanley Cavell.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.W6 C38 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cavell, Stanley, 1926-2018.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures for women.
- Women in motion pictures.
- Melodrama in motion pictures.
- Marriage in motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- Cavell once again brilliantly unites his two loves, film and philosophy, using detailed and perceptive musings on melodrama to reflect on philosophical problems of skepticism, psychoanalysis, and perfectionism. As he shows, the fascination and intelligence of such great stars as Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis, and Barbara Stanwyck illuminate, as they are illuminated by, the topics and events of their beloved and enduring films: Letter from an Unknown Woman, Gaslight, Now Voyager, and Stella Dallas.
- Notes:
- Filmography: p.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226098141
- 0226098168
- OCLC:
- 34912650
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