Gendered frames, embodied cameras : Varda, Akerman, Cabrera, Calle, and Maïwenn /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McFadden, Cybelle H., 1975- (Author)
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Varda, Agnès, > 1928- > Criticism and interpretation. Akerman, Chantal > Criticism and interpretation. Cabrera, Dominique, > 1957- > Criticism and interpretation. Calle, Sophie > Criticism and interpretation. Le Besco, Maïwenn, > 1976- > Criticism and interpretation. Human body in motion pictures. Sex role in motion pictures. Motion pictures > France. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: Gendered frames, embodied cameras in contemporary French cinema (1987-2009)
Section 1. Self-authorization through self-representation
Reflected reflexivity: Agnès Varda's aging female body
Enacted reflexivity: Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman
Hybrid reflexivity: Dominique Cabrera's half-body, half-camera
Section 2. Self-construction through faux narratives
Orchestrated reflexivity: Sophie Calle's narrative body as artist
Faux reflexivity: Maïwenn's camera and the female body
Conclusion: Reflections on gendered frames, embodied cameras.