Women directors : the emergence of a new cinema / Barbara Koenig Quart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quart, Barbara.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women motion picture producers and directors--History.

Women motion picture producers and directors.

Feminism and motion pictures.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Praeger, 1988.

Summary:

The current level of activity among women directors is unequalled in the history of feature films. This unprecedented study examines major contemporary women directors of narrative feature film--their themes, their art, and the circumstances under which they work. Quart contends that women are creating a film language and film sensibility that are unique, strong, and--until now--unexplored. Her discussion centers on the ties between women directors, rather than on a survey of women who direct films. Beginning with the antecedents to today's burgeoning number of women directors, the study progresses to American women directors. Subsequent chapters focus on womenn directors in Western Europe and Eastern Europe, with some attention as well to Asia and Latin America.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [259]-262.

ISBN:

0275929620

OCLC:

17385039