Cine de mujeres: Feminismo y cine

by Annette Kuhn

This pioneering and influential work of feminist theory has been extensively updated by the author to chart the changes in feminist film theory and practice between the eighties and the nineties. Readers, whether engaged in the making of films, the study of them, or simply the pleasure of viewing them, will appreciate the way in which the author discusses and demystifies the current methods of analysis, including semiotic and psychoanalytical approaches.

The films used as points of discussion are drawn from both mainstream and alternative cinema, institutions which are themselves examined in relation to their production, distribution and exhibition practices.

The thesis proposed by Annette Kuhn is an exciting namely, that feminism and cinema, taken together, could provide the basis for new forms of expression, providing the opportunity for a truly feminist alternative cinema in terms of film language, of reading that language and of representing the world.

Genres: Film, Feminism, Nonfiction, Gender, Art

220 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Francesca · Rating 5 out of 5]

great feminist film theory

stand out quotes : https://www.tumblr.com/francesbeau/72...

[Alejandra Muñoz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Libro que revisa desde el punto de vista feminista distintas teorías y praxis sobre la cinematografía. Semiótica, psicoanálisis, las teorías de la segunda ola del feminismo, estética, modos de producción maisntream y alternativos, van llevando a la consolidación de la propuesta de Kuhn sobre un "anticine feminista", que debía deconstruir el aparato productivo pero sobre todo el modo de escribir en cine. También dedica tiempo a los estudios de la recepción, y como subvertir los significados a través de lecturas feministas del cine. Un clásico.

[Victoria Timpanaro · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great timeline of feminist film theory. I especially appreciate that the author added analysis of more films with an update 10 years later.

[Elia Montoya · Rating 3 out of 5]

De los ensayos sobre teoría fílmica feminista más completos y sencillos de seguir

[Malcolm · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is now (well, there has been since the early 1990s) a second (Verso) edition - but either this or the first edition from Routledge in the early 1980s remain valuable and useful introductions to feminist film studies. As valuable as they are, however, they should only be used as introductions and ways to move on to other more recent texts that take account of other developments in both theory & method.

[Greta · Rating 4 out of 5]

The version i read was the 2nd ed published London, New York : Verso, 1992.

Explains a lot of the technical jargon of feminist and psychoanalytical criticism and talks about movements and trends in studies of women’ films. More readable and useful than most in this area. A basic book.

[shei · Rating 5 out of 5]

amo este libro, da un enfoque feminista a diferentes teorías y praxis del cine abarcando bastantes cosas muy interesantes