In the company of women : contemporary female friendship films / Karen Hollinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hollinger, Karen.

Series:

Woman's film precedents

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Female friendship in motion pictures.

Women in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From Desperately Seeking Susan, Steel Magnolias, and Thelma & Louise to Desert Hearts, Girl Friends, and Passion Fish, mainstream cinema has seen a wave of films focusing on friendships between women. In the Company of Women is the first critical work to investigate the recent resurgence of this variety of the "woman's film."

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Theoretical and Generic Contexts of Contemporary Female Friendship Films; 1 Women's Film Precedents; 2 The Sentimental Female Friendship Film; 3 The Female Friendship Film and Women's Development; 4 The Political Female Friendship Film; 5 The Erotic Female Friendship Film: Lesbianism in the Mainstream; 6 The Female Friendship Film and Women of Color; 7 Backlash: The Anti-Female Friendship Film; Conclusion: The Future of the Female Friendship Film; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8930-X

OCLC:

476094492