Feminist Film Theory and Cléo from 5 to 7
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Descripción editorial
The Film Theory in Practice series fills a gaping hole in the world of film theory. By marrying the explanation of a film theory with the interpretation of a film, the volumes provide discrete examples of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. Feminist Film Theory and Cléo from 5 to 7 offers a concise introduction to feminist film theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Agnes Varda's critically acclaimed 1962 film Cléo from 5 to 7.
Hilary Neroni employs the methodology of looking for a feminist alternative among female-oriented films. Through three key concepts-identification, framing the woman's body, and the female auteur-Neroni lays bare the debates and approaches within the vibrant history of feminist film theory, providing a point of entry to feminist film theory from its inception to today. Picking up one of the currents in feminist film theory - that of looking for feminist alternatives among female-oriented films - Neroni traces feminist responses to the contradictions inherent in most representations of women in film, and she details how their responses have intervened in changing what we see on the screen.
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In this useful entry in Bloomsbury's Film Theory in Practice series, Neroni (The Subject of Torture) clearly and helpfully explains concepts that are important to feminist film theory, using French director Agn s Varda's 1962 film Cl o from 5 to 7 as a case study. Specifically, she discusses audience identification with screen characters, the depiction of the female body onscreen, and the role of female directors. Neroni explains that, as historically practiced in the film industry, the first two concepts have embodied patriarchal attitudes. She also shows how directors, particularly women, can subvert these associations through formal experimentation and intentionally disruptive techniques. Cl o is a rich subject for study, and the author's analysis is nuanced. Perhaps because the book is intended as a 101-style introduction, the content can be repetitive and the summaries of scenes analyzed overly detailed. Nonetheless, the work's accessibility makes this an invaluable primer on film theory. One hopes the rest of the series is just as well executed and that Neroni's voice will often be heard in future.
