Directed by Dorothy Arzner

by Judith Mayne

Book Overview

Dorothy Arzner was the exception in Hollywood film history--the one woman who succeeded as a director, in a career that spanned three decades. In Part One, Dorothy Arzner's film career--her work as a film editor to her directorial debut, to her departure from Hollywood in 1943--is documented, with particular attention to Arzner's roles as "star-maker" and "woman's director." In Part Two, Mayne analyzes a number of Arzner's films and discusses how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253208963
• ISBN13: 9780253208965
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher