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Mayer, Sophie, 1978-

Political animals : the new feminist cinema / Sophie Mayer. - xii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - International library of the moving image ; 33 . - International library of the moving image ; 33. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Girls to the front -- Ain't about the (uh) cha-ching, cha-ching: framing the new feminist cinema -- Not in Kansas: animal selves and becoming-girls -- Water rites: ecocinema's new earth mothers -- Home front: women at war, women against war -- I have no country: British cinema as a runaway girl -- All dressed up: costume drama loosens its corset -- Mirror, mirror: fairy tales of the feminist fantastic -- Girl 'hood: a body, a room and a world of one's own -- Haunted houses: reclaiming 'women's cinema' -- Come together: love, justice and a new sexual politics -- Conclusion: An open letter.

ISBN: 9781784533717 (hbk.) 1784533718 (hbk.) 9781784533724 (pbk.) 1784533726 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2015514591

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB5F0279 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Feminist films.
Feminist films--History and criticism.
Feminism and motion pictures.
Feminism and motion pictures
Feminist films.
Feministischer Film.
Feminism.
Könsroller på film.
Performing Arts.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: PN1995.W6 / .M3585 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43082