The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made By Women (Alicia Malone’S Movie History Of Women In Entertainment) (Birthday Gift For Her)

Behind the Scenes of Some of the Most Influential Women in Film! "With fascinating histories painstakingly unearthed by Malone, this book is a treasure of delights that honors more than a hundred years of female filmmaking." ?Rachel Feldman, director, screenwriter and activist #1 Bestseller in Movies & Video Guides & Reviews With the success of Patty Jenkins's Wonder Woman, Ava Duvernay's 13th and with the rise of the #MeToo movement, female directors are more important than ever. Dive behind the scenes of old Hollywood. You may have heard the term "male gaze," coined in the 1970s, about how art and entertainment has been influenced by the male's perspective. So, what about the opposite? Women have been making movies since the very beginning of cinema. What new ideas, thoughts and views can we learn from women who are working behind the scenes in film? What does the world look like through the "female gaze"? Learn about women who changed the world. Discover brilliantly talented and accomplished women directors, both world renowned and obscure, who have shaped the film industry in ways rarely fully acknowledged. The Female Gaze also contains multiple mini-essays written by a variety of diverse female film critics. Past and present films are featured in this book, making this a behind the scenes guidebook perfect for the Hollywood history fan in your life. In this book you'll read about: The advancements and accomplishments of influential women in film The lives of these women and the struggles they faced throughout Hollywood history How female directors' voices shaped the films and the film industry If you loved books like This Was Hollywood, Secret Hollywood, or Creative Inc., then you'll adore the powerful women in The Female Gaze.

• | Author: Alicia Malone
• | Publisher: Mango
• | Publication Date: May 17, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 286 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Art
• | ISBN-10: 1642508047
• | ISBN-13: 9781642508048