From Reverence to Rape: Treatment of Women in the Movies |
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Molly Haskell
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Pages: 444 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0226318850
Pub: University of Chicago Press
Pub date: 1987-10-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 177697
Reader Reviews:
goodness has nothin' to do with it (9/9 people found this helpful)
When I first read this book, I absolutely hated it. Haskell is a total joykiller: one of those critics who can find something politically "wrong" with almost any film, even feminist films like Lizzie Borden's _Working Girls_. I still don't agree with everything she says, but now I see that its irritating quality is what makes it so great. Whatever you do, don't read it before you go to bed: you'll lie awake obsessing upon the gender conundrums outlined in the book. I would even recommend it to those who do not know very much about film; it's one of the very best feminist texts I've read for its consideration of women as consumers of popular culture. The book also raises interesting questions about women's sexuality and its representation. And I'll never look at Doris Day the same way again!
From Reverence to Rape is a thoughtful and fascinating book (2/3 people found this helpful)
Most books on film criticism are so muddled by the authors intense desire to seem smart. Molly Haskell is smart and her book is smart, too. It's an interesting look at women in film from the 20's to today and it really made me think about film in a new way.
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