Table of Contents

1. What Is Feminist Film Theory? 1.1 Films in Focus: Vertigo 2. Women and Genre: From the Woman’s Film to Chick Flicks 2.1 Films in Focus: Stella Dallas and The Devil Wears Prada 3. Women and Avant-garde and Documentary Filmmaking 3.1 Films in Focus: Meshes of the Afternoon 3.2 Films in Focus: Je, tu, il, elle 3.3 Films in Focus: Shut Up and Sing 4. Lesbian Film Criticism 4.1 Films in Focus: Desert Hearts 5. Women in the Adaptation and Biopic 5.1 Films in Focus: Sense and Sensibility 5.2 Films in Focus: Frida 6. Feminist Film Studies and Race 6.1 Films in Focus: Illusions 6.2 Films in Focus: Fire 7. The Woman Auteur 7.1 Films in Focus: Margarethe von Trotta 8. The Actress 9. Films in Focus: Susan Sarandon and Thelma and Louise

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Karen Hollinger