Feminist Film Theory and Cléo from 5 to 7

by Neroni, Hilary

• ISBN13: 9781501313691
• ISBN10: 150131369X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-01-28
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The Film Theory in Practice series fills a gaping hole in the world of film theory. By marrying the explanation of a film theory with the interpretation of a film, the volumes provide discrete examples of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. Feminist Film Theory and Cléo from 5 to 7 offers a concise introduction to feminist film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Agnes Varda's critically acclaimed 1962 film Cléo from 5 to 7.

Hillary Neroni employs the methodology of looking for a feminist alternative among female-oriented films. Through three key concepts-identification, framing the woman's body, and the female auteur-Neroni lays bare the debates and approaches within the vibrant history of feminist film theory, providing a point of entry to feminist film theory from its inception to today. Picking up one of the currents in feminist film theory - that of looking for feminist alternatives among female-oriented films - Neroni traces feminist responses to the contradictions inherent in most representations of women in film, and she details how their responses have intervened in changing what we see on the screen.

Author Biography

Hilary Neroni is Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Vermont, USA. She is the author of The Subject of Torture (2015) and The Violent Woman (2005), and has also published numerous essays on female directors.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Section 1: Feminist Film Theory
Section 2: Feminist Film Theory and Cléo from 5 to 7
Conclusion
Appendices:
Further Reading
Filmography for Feminist Film Theory Treatment