Representations of Femininity in American Genre Cinema: The Woman's Film, Film Noir, and Modern Horror

by David Greven

Book Overview

The theme of female transformation informs the Hollywood representation of femininity from the studio era to the present. Whether it occurs physically, emotionally, or on some other level, transformation allows female protagonists to negotiate their own complex desires and to resist the compulsory marriage plot. A sweeping study of Hollywood from Now, Voyager, The Heiress, and Flamingo Road to Carrie, the Alien films, The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137354992
• ISBN13: 9781137354990
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"