Different, except in a different way: marriage, divorce, and gender in the Hollywood comedy of remarriage
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Issues discussed concern the relationship between American social life and values and the portrayal of marriage and gender in early Hollywood romantic comedies. Topics addressed include family and marriage throughout history, depictions of masculinity and femininity during the Depression, and the contradictory discourses of femininity in several films from the era.
Publication Name: Journal of Film and Video
Subject: Motion pictures
ISSN: 0742-4671
Year: 1998
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The question of Third Cinema: African and Middle Eastern cinema
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This article examines the term 'Third Cinema' as it relates to the culture, politics, and history surrounding motion picture production in Africa and the Middle East. Topics addressed include how students of Third Cinema can understand its cultural context and avoid Eurocentric criticism, and readings and screenings are suggested.
Publication Name: Journal of Film and Video
Subject: Motion pictures
ISSN: 0742-4671
Year: 2001
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Cinematic inscriptions of Otherness: sounding a critique of subjectivity
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Issues discussed concern the portrayal of subjectivity and Otherness in filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci's 'La Luna,' and 'The Sheltering Sky.' Topics addressed include Bertolucci's depiction of the relationship between film and literary art, the visual and textual.
Publication Name: Journal of Film and Video
Subject: Motion pictures
ISSN: 0742-4671
Year: 1998
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