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Molly Haskell

Born

in The United States

September 29, 1939

Website

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Genre

Nonfiction, Film

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Molly Haskell author and critic, grew up in Richmond, Va., went to Sweet Briar College, the University of London and the Sorbonne before settling in New York. She worked at the French Film Office in the Sixties, writing a newsletter about French films for the New York press and interpreting when directors came to America (this was the height of the Nouvelle Vague) for the opening of their films. She then went to The Village Voice, first as a theatre critic, then as a movie reviewer; and from there to New York Magazine and Vogue.

She has written for many publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian UK, Esquire, The Nation, Town and Country, The New York Observer and The New York Review of Books. She has served as Artistic Director ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 2,399 ratings · 344 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies 3.83 avg rating — 647 ratings — published 1974 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frankly, My Dear: "Gone with the Wind" Revisited 3.47 avg rating — 480 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leading Ladies: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era by Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne (Foreword), Molly Haskell (Introduction) 4.29 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films 3.29 avg rating — 323 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leading Men: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of the Studio Era by Turner Classic Movies, Molly Haskell (Introduction), Robert Osborne (Foreword) 4.25 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Brother My Sister: Story of a Transformation 3.15 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love and Other Infectious Diseases: A Memoir 3.40 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1990 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holding My Own in No Man's Land: Women and Men and Film and Feminists 3.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	崇拝からレイプヘ―映画の女性史 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“For a woman, there is nothing more erotic than being understood.”
― Molly Haskell

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“Women couldn’t identify with her and didn’t support her.”
― Molly Haskell, From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies

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“Depending on your point of view, Ashley (or Leslie Howard) was sensitive, poetic, and enigmatic-- or wan and a wimp. Rhett/Clark Gable was sexy, virile, and funny or just crude and unmannerly. The outcome was a crucial barometer of taste that would reveal a great deal, possibly too much, about a girl's temperament and predilections.”
― Molly Haskell

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