Catherine Breillat

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by Douglas Keesey

Type

Studies

Subject

Director > Catherine Breillat

Keywords

Catherine Breillat

Publishing date

2009

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Collection

French Film Directors

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 192 pages
5 ¼ x 8 inches (13.5 x 20 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7190-7530-8

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Book Presentation:
This is the first English-language book on controversial female director Catherine Breillat, whose films include Romance, A ma soeur! (Fat Girl), Anatomy of Hell and The Last Mistress.

This volume explores the director's complex relation to religion and to feminism, and it examines the differences between Breillat's films and patriarchal pornography, engaging in detailed analysis of her intimate scenes between men and women. Keesey also discusses the literature, films, paintings and photos that have influenced Breillat's work, and extends this to show how Breillat's films have influenced other filmmakers and artists in turn.

A lively and accessible introduction, this book will appeal to students and researchers, as well as all those with an interest in gender studies, French film and contemporary cinema.

About the Author:
Douglas Keesey is Professor of Film and Literature at California Polytechnic State University

See the publisher website: Manchester University Press

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