The Trouble with Men
Masculinities in European and Hollywood Cinema
Edited by Phil Powrie, Ann Davies and Bruce Babington
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A collection of original essays focusing on masculinity and film, particularly the representation of European masculinity. Spilt into four sections—stars, class and race, fathers and bodies—areas covered include the Carmen films, Yiddish cinema, romantic comedy and beur cinema.
About the authors:
Phil Powrie is editor of Contemporary French Cinema: Continuity and Difference (1999) and author of Jean-Jaques Beineix (2001). Ann Davies is author of Don Juan and Changing Gender Relations (2002). Bruce Babington is editor of British Stars and Stardom: From Alma Taylor to Sean Connery (2002) and author of Launder and Gilliat (2002). All the editors teach at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
Press Reviews:
This volume demonstrates the rich possibilities for further scholarship on manhood in world cinema... Recommended. Choice
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