| Directed by Dorothy Arzner Contributor(s): Mayne, Judith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253208963 ISBN-13: 9780253208965 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1995 Annotation: This is the first full-length study of the woman who has always been the exception in Hollywood film history-the one woman who succeeded as a director, in a career that spanned three decades. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 93051496 |
| Series: Women Artists in Film |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.2" W x 9.22" (0.86 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Sex & Gender - Lesbian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dorothy Arzner was the exception in Hollywood film history--the one woman who succeeded as a director, in a career that spanned three decades. In Part One, Dorothy Arzner's film career--her work as a film editor to her directorial debut, to her departure from Hollywood in 1943--is documented, with particular attention to Arzner's roles as star-maker and woman's director. In Part Two, Mayne analyzes a number of Arzner's films and discusses how feminist preoccupations shape them, from the women's communities central to Dance, Girl, Dance and The Wild Party to critiques of the heterosexual couple in Christopher Strong and Craig's Wife. Part Three treats Arzner's lesbianism and the role that desire between women played in her career, her life, and her films. |