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Céline Sciamma: Portraits

By Emma Wilson

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
147444055X, 9781474440554
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4229466 bytes)
Series
Visionaries: Thinking Through Female Filmmakers
Edition
1
Pages
144\137
Time added
2022-04-24 08:51:25

Description

Céline Sciamma is the most visible and important feminist, and lesbian, director in contemporary international filmmaking. Her fourth feature, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2019, and intervened directly in debates about the female gaze, sexuality, and specifically how to look at and make a portrait of young women. In her approach to female, non-binary and queer identities, she has focused on the need for agency, binding this imperative into her aesthetic choices and modes of filmmaking. This is the first book-length study of Sciamma’s films, focusing on the relationship of her work to the visual arts, and exploring the relevance of feminist theory to her unique perspective. List of figures Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: portraits 2. Water Lilies 3. Tomboy 4. Girlhood 5. Portrait of a Lady on Fire Bibliography Filmography Index

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