Women vs Hollywood: The Fall and Rise of Women in Film - Couverture souple

O'Hara, Helen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1472144422 ISBN 13 : 9781472144423

Editeur : Robinson, 2021

Synopsis

A call to arms from Empire magazine's 'geek queen', Helen O'Hara, that explores women's roles - both in front of and behind the camera - since the birth of Hollywood, how those roles are reflected within wider society and what we can do to level the playing field.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Helen O'Hara has been working as a film journalist for over fifteen years, after qualifying as a barrister and immediately getting bored. She started her film writing career on the staff of Empire, the world's biggest film magazine, and remains their editor-at-large and co-host of the Empire podcast, where she can be found weekly singing the praises of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and complaining about La La Land. She is also an author and freelance writer. Northern Irish born, O'Hara now lives in London, splitting her time between cinemas, libraries and coffee shops.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'An enlightening page-turner, stacked with stories and stats that will have your jaw on the floor'
Anna Smith, host of the Girls On Film podcast

'The film history we need: one that gives leading roles to people who usually only get to be background players'
Pamela Hutchinson, film historian and critic

A call to arms from Empire magazine's 'geek queen', Helen O'Hara, that explores women's roles - both in front of and behind the camera - since the birth of Hollywood, how those roles are reflected within wider society and what we can do to level the playing field.

The dawn of cinema was a free-for-all, and there were women who forged ahead in many areas of filmmaking. Early pioneers like Dorothy Arzner and Alice Guy-Blaché shaped the way films are made. But it wasn't long before these talented women were pushed aside and their contributions written out of film history.

Hollywood was born just over a century ago, at a time of huge forward motion for women's rights, yet it came to embody the same old sexist standards. Women found themselves fighting a system that feeds on their talent, creativity and beauty but refuses to pay them the same respect as their male contemporaries - until now...

The tide has finally begun to turn. A new generation of women, both in front of and behind the camera, are making waves in the industry and are now shaping some of the biggest films to hit our screens. There is plenty of work still needed before we can even come close to gender equality in film - but we're finally headed in the right direction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Robinson
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472144422
• ISBN 13: 9781472144423
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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