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Women vs Hollywood

By Helen O'Hara

Women vs Hollywood Books

Women vs Hollywood

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'Fascinating and righteous . . . a game changer' Terri White, editor-in-chief of Empire and author of Coming Undone Hollywood was born just over a century ago, at a time of huge forward motion for women's rights. It was a free-for-all, and there were women who forged ahead in many areas of filmmaking. Yet, despite the work of early pioneers like Dorothy Arzner, Mabel Normand, Mary Pickford and Alice Guy-Blaché, it soon came to embody the same old sexist standards. Women found themselves fighting a system that fed on their talent, creativity and beauty but refused to pay them the same respect as their male contemporaries - until now . . . The tide has finally begun to turn. A new generation of women, both in front of and behind the camera, are making waves in the industry and are now shaping some of the biggest films to hit our screens. In Women vs Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film, film critic Helen O'Hara takes a closer look at the pioneering and talented women of Hollywood and their work in film since Hollywood began. And in understanding how women were largely written out of Hollywood's own origin story, and how the films we watch are put together, we can finally see how to put an end to a picture that is so deeply unequal - and discover a multitude of stories out there just waiting to be told. 'A page-turning read, peppered with humour' Sight & Sound 'A powerful, sobering and vital work' The Mail on Sunday
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
368
Release Date:
2022-02-17
Publication Date:
2022-02-03
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1472144449
ISBN13:
9781472144447
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
290 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
192 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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