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

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Author / Creator:	Neroni, Hilary, 1969-
Imprint:	Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 203 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	SUNY series in feminist criticism and theory SUNY series in feminist criticism and theory.
Subject:	Women in motion pictures. Violence in motion pictures. Motion pictures -- United States. Motion pictures. Violence in motion pictures. Women in motion pictures. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11140908

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ISBN:	1423743911 9781423743910 0791463834 9780791463833 0791463842 9780791463840 9780791483640 0791483649
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"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.
Other form:	Print version: Neroni, Hilary, 1969- Violent woman. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2005 0791463834 0791463842

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