The violent woman : femininity, narrative, and violence in contemporary American cinema / Hilary Neroni.

By:

Neroni, Hilary, 1969-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1423743911
9781423743910
0791463834
9780791463833
0791463842
9780791463840
9780791483640
0791483649

Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Violent woman.DDC classification:

791.43/6522 22

LOC classification:

PN1995.9.W6 N47 2005eb

Other classification:

AP 44983
AP 50300

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

Complementarity and its discontents : an overview of violent women in American film -- Expressions of masculinity : the traditions of violence in American film -- Female murderers : America's recurring nightmare -- Romancing trauma : the violent woman in contemporary American film -- Violent women of love -- Femininity on the front line : portrayals of violent women in recent military films -- Conclusion : The Long kiss goodnight.

Review: "In The Violent Woman, Hilary Neroni brings psychoanalytically informed film theory to bear on issues of femininity, violence, and narrative in contemporary American cinema. Examining such films as Thelma and Louise, Fargo, Natural Born Killers, and The Long Kiss Goodnight, Neroni explores why American audiences are so fascinated - even excited - by cinematic representations of violent women, and what these representations reveal about violence in our society and our cinema. Neroni argues that violent women characters disrupt cinematic narrative and challenge cultural ideals, suggesting how difficult it is for Hollywood - the greatest of ideology machines - to integrate the violent woman into its typical narrative structure."--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"In The Violent Woman, Hilary Neroni brings psychoanalytically informed film theory to bear on issues of femininity, violence, and narrative in contemporary American cinema. Examining such films as Thelma and Louise, Fargo, Natural Born Killers, and The Long Kiss Goodnight, Neroni explores why American audiences are so fascinated - even excited - by cinematic representations of violent women, and what these representations reveal about violence in our society and our cinema. Neroni argues that violent women characters disrupt cinematic narrative and challenge cultural ideals, suggesting how difficult it is for Hollywood - the greatest of ideology machines - to integrate the violent woman into its typical narrative structure."--Jacket

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