Cinematernity

Film, Motherhood, Genre

By:

Lucy Fischer

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

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Noting that motherhood is a common metaphor for film production, Lucy Fischer undertakes the first investigation of how the topic of motherhood presents itself throughout a wide range of film genres. Until now discussions of maternity have focused mainly on melodramas, which, along with musicals and screwball comedies, have traditionally been viewe

Author Biography:

Lucy Fischer is Professor of Film and English at the University of Pittsburgh, where she directs the film studies program. Her books include "Shot/Countershot: Film Tradition and Women's Cinema "(Princeton)," Imitation of Life, "and "Jacques Tati". She has worked as a curator at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City and at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh.

Release date NZ

July 14th, 2014

Author

Lucy Fischer

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

29 halftones

Pages

262

Series

Princeton Legacy Library

Dimensions

152x229x14

ISBN-13

9780691608594

Product ID

22305312

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