Postmodern Chick Flicks: The Return of the Woman's Film

by Roberta Garrett

Book Overview

In this extensive analysis of the renewed popularity of the 'woman's film' in the 1990s, Roberta Garrett examines melodrama, romantic comedy, costume drama and female-led noirs, revealing the way they blend classical and contemporary themes and formal devices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134954678X
• ISBN13: 9781349546787
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"