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Exploring the metaphor of motherhood in film, Lucy Fischer examines its representation across various genres beyond traditional "women's" cinema like melodramas and musicals. She highlights how motherhood often embodies crisis, with mothers frequently held responsible for their children's troubles. Fischer also analyzes how different genres uniquely depict social and psychological aspects of maternity, challenging conventional classifications and revealing the profound impact of motherhood on the cinematic landscape.
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Cinematernity, Lucy Fischer
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- Released
- 2016
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- Title
- Cinematernity
- Subtitle
- Film, Motherhood, Genre
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lucy Fischer
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 262
- ISBN13
- 9780691637020
- Category
- Film
- Description
- Exploring the metaphor of motherhood in film, Lucy Fischer examines its representation across various genres beyond traditional "women's" cinema like melodramas and musicals. She highlights how motherhood often embodies crisis, with mothers frequently held responsible for their children's troubles. Fischer also analyzes how different genres uniquely depict social and psychological aspects of maternity, challenging conventional classifications and revealing the profound impact of motherhood on the cinematic landscape.