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The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women
The Female Gaze Essential Movies Made by Women Author:Alicia Malone #1 Amazon New Release ? Inspiring biographies of women who make moviesWith the success of Patty Jenkins?s Wonder Woman and the rise of the MeToo movement, women creators in film are more important than ever.Movies with a female perspective: You may have heard the term ?male gaze,? coined in the 1970s to talk about what happens to viewers when th... more »e majority of art and entertainment has been made by the one gender perspective. So, what about the opposite? Women have been making movies since the very beginning of cinema. What does the world look like through the ?female gaze??Movies made by women: The Female Gaze comprises of a list detailing the essential movies from the past and present made by women. It delves into what the female perspective gives to each of the films.A collection of fascinating biographies: Discover brilliantly talented and accomplished women filmmakers, both world renowned and obscure, who have shaped the film industry in ways rarely fully acknowledged. Learn about the hidden figures of filmmaking and about the acclaimed luminaries of the past and present.Readers will learn:The accomplishments of numerous women in film such as Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, Kathryn Bigelow, Lady Bird?s Greta Gerwig and moreThe lives of these women and the struggles they faced carving a place for themselves in the film industryHow these women?s unique voices shaped the films they made and influenced all the film worldAn essential movie list by women: The Female Gaze contains multiple mini-essays written by a variety of diverse female film critics, about a woman or a movie made by women that they love.A guidebook for movie lovers who want to support women in film!« less