One of the most significant areas of concern in contemporary film studies is spectatorship, a recently developed but now central and extremely controversial issue. In this book Judith Mayne examines and assesses the major theories of spectatorship as they have developed over the last 15 years, and aims to explore how the analysis of a genuine dialogue between theory and history can lead to an understanding of the complex ways in which the cinema engages its viewers - as a way of "putting theory to the test of history". In the book's first section Mayne examines three theoretical models of spectatorship, the perceptual, the institutional and the historical. The second section focuses on case studies which crystallize many of the issues already discussed, concentrating on textual analysis, the "disrupting genre", "star gazing" and finally, the audience itself.

Product Description: Le Corbeau stands as the premier film about the German occupation of France. Judith Mayne's book analyzes the film's brilliant visual style and dark tone, and provides a guide to its many possible interpretations (in line with the period's "cinema of paradox").

Product Description: Originally published in 1950, this account of life among female Free French soldiers in a London barracks during World War II sold four million copies in the United States alone and many more worldwide. The novel is based on the real-life experiences of the author, Tereska Torres...read more

Product Description: Originally published in 1950, this account of life among female Free French soldiers in a London barracks during World War II sold four million copies in the United States alone and many more worldwide. The novel is based on the real-life experiences of the author, Tereska Torres...read more

Product Description: Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and passionate filmmakers working in France today, Claire Denis has continued to make beautiful and challenging films since the 1988 release of her first feature, "Chocolat". Judith Mayne's comprehensive study of these films traces Denis' career and discusses her major feature films in rich detail...read more

Product Description: Film/Women's Studies A prominent critic assesses the impact feminism has had on popular culture. In Framed a respected critic whose reach extends from film, literature, and feminism to the culture at large offers a sustained exploration of feminist approaches to film and mass culture...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Dorothy Arzner was the exception in Hollywood film history―the one woman who succeeded as a director, in a career that spanned three decades. In Part One, Dorothy Arzner's film career―her work as a film editor to her directorial debut, to her departure from Hollywood in 1943―is documented, with particular attention to Arzner's roles as "star-maker" and "woman's director...read more

Product Description: Book by Mayne, Judith

Product Description: 1988, hardcover, University of Georgia Press, 184 pages.