Sturken Marita (New York University Usa)
Sturken Marita (New York University Usa) - Thelma & Louise - Paperback
Sturken Marita (New York University Usa) - Thelma & Louise - Paperback
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Description: Thelma & Louise directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri sparked a remarkable public discussion about feminism violence and the representation of women in cinema on its release in 1991. Subject to media vilification for its apparent justification of armed robbery and manslaughter it was a huge hit with audiences composed largely but not exclusively of women who cheered the fugitive central characters played by Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. Marita Sturken examines Thelma & Louise as one of those rare films that encapsulates the politics of its time. She discusses the film's reworking of the outlaw genre its reversal of gender roles and its engagement with the complex relationship of women guns adn the law. The insights of director Scott screenwriter Khouri as well as Davis and Sarandon are deployed in an analysis of Thelma & Louise and the controversies it sparked. This is a compelling study of a landmark in 1990s American cinema. In her foreword to this new edition Sturken looks back on the film's reception at the time of its release and considers its continuing resonances and topicality in the age of # Me Too.
Title: Thelma & Louise
Author(s): Sturken Marita (New York University Usa)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781838719289
Pages: 104 Pages, 60 Colour Illus
Publication Date: 5/28/2020
Series: BFI Film Classics
Category: Film Guides & Reviews
Description: Thelma & Louise directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri sparked a remarkable public discussion about feminism violence and the representation of women in cinema on its release in 1991. Subject to media vilification for its apparent justification of armed robbery and manslaughter it was a huge hit with audiences composed largely but not exclusively of women who cheered the fugitive central characters played by Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. Marita Sturken examines Thelma & Louise as one of those rare films that encapsulates the politics of its time. She discusses the film's reworking of the outlaw genre its reversal of gender roles and its engagement with the complex relationship of women guns adn the law. The insights of director Scott screenwriter Khouri as well as Davis and Sarandon are deployed in an analysis of Thelma & Louise and the controversies it sparked. This is a compelling study of a landmark in 1990s American cinema. In her foreword to this new edition Sturken looks back on the film's reception at the time of its release and considers its continuing resonances and topicality in the age of # Me Too.
Title: Thelma & Louise
Author(s): Sturken Marita (New York University Usa)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781838719289
Pages: 104 Pages, 60 Colour Illus
Publication Date: 5/28/2020
Series: BFI Film Classics
Category: Film Guides & Reviews
