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The first full-length monograph in English devoted to one of the most acclaimed and controversial directors in contemporary cinema

Table of Contents

List of plates
Series editors' foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Female virgins and the shaming gaze
2. Sisters as one soul in two bodies
3. Masculine tendencies and macho violence
4. Staging masochism, facing shame
Conclusion
Filmography
Select bibliography
Index

Catherine Breillat French Film Directors French

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/02/2009
      ISBN13: 9780719075308, 978-0719075308
      ISBN10: 719075300

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first full-length monograph in English devoted to one of the most acclaimed and controversial directors in contemporary cinema

      Table of Contents

      List of plates
      Series editors' foreword
      Acknowledgements
      Introduction
      1. Female virgins and the shaming gaze
      2. Sisters as one soul in two bodies
      3. Masculine tendencies and macho violence
      4. Staging masochism, facing shame
      Conclusion
      Filmography
      Select bibliography
      Index

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