Table of Contents

Part One: Personal Films
1. Growing up
2. The Age of Possibilities
3. Couples
4. Families
5. Work, Art and Citizenship
Part Two: Genre Films
6. Comedies
7. Crime Dramas
8. Road Movies
9. Historical Films
Conclusion
Filmography: Films Directed by Women, 1980-2000
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Carrie Tarr is Emeritus Professor of Film at Kingston University, UK. Brigitte Rollet is Researcher in Film at the Université de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.

Reviews

"The book is a key volume in French Cinema studies; the Introduction in particular is quite brilliant, a richly researched and crisp contextualization of the history and the theorization of women's filmmaking...large number of plates...an excellent and comprehensive filmography...This volume will be an important reference work for those working in French cinema studies for years to come." --Film Studies, 2002