Molly Haskell, author of From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies and one of America's leading film critics, now explores the relationship between men and women, and between the movies and those who watch them. With wit and style Haskell illuminates the hopes and fears we project onto the grand dames, stoic heroes, and dueling couples--those larger-than-life figures who have inspired and entertained us.
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Molly Haskell, author of From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies and one of America's leading film critics, now explores the relationship between men and women, and between the movies and those who watch them. With wit and style Haskell illuminates the hopes and fears we project onto the grand dames, stoic heroes, and dueling couples--those larger-than-life figures who have inspired and entertained us.
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8vo, pp. 207. Fine in dj. One of America's leading film critics explores the relationship between women and men, and between the movies and those who watch them.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Molly Haskell, author of From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies and one of America's leading film critics, now explores the relationship between men and women, and between the movies and those who watch them. With wit and style Haskell illuminates the hopes and fears we project onto the grand dames, stoic heroes, and dueling couples--those larger-than-life figures who have inspired and entertained us. Octavo in jacket. Flap is not clipped. Black cloth covered spine with gold lettering on spine. White paper covered boards with embossed emblem front panel. Complete number line. First/first. [207 pages]
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Fine in Fine jacket. Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.207. The author, one of America's leading film critics, challenges in this book the conventional feminist wisdom that the classic movies from the 30, s-50's were made by a male dominated industry which reduced women to objects of "male gaze". Instead she says that women were better served by the notoriously tyrannical studio system then they are in the "newer, freer, hipper, Hollywood of the present". clean tight copy with slight edgewear.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.