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The battle of the sexes in French cinema, 1930-1956 / Noël Burch and Geneviève Sellier ; translated by Peter Graham.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burch, Noël, 1932-
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Standardized Title:
- Drôle de guerre des sexes du cinéma français, 1930-1956. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Man-woman relationships in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--France--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (380 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This comprehensive historical study of French films made between 1930 and 1956-before, during, and after the Second World War-homes in on cinematic representations of gender relations.
- Contents:
- Panorama of a cine-family romance
- Castrated fathers
- Women in service of the patriarchy
- Misogyny lingers on
- Absent men, fleeing men
- Women take control of their destiny
- The "zazou" film : dissident style
- A woman faced with her desire
- Gentle male figures and new fathers
- The destabilizing effects of the liberation
- Restoring the patriarchal order.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780822355618
- 0822355612
- 9780822377252
- 082237725X
- OCLC:
- 1139366524
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