The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women (Alicia Malone’s Movie History of Women in Entertainment) (Birthday Gift for Her) Paperback – May 17, 2022 by Alicia Malone (Author) The voices of powerful women in old Hollywood—told. You may have heard the term “male gaze,” coined in the 1970s, about how art and entertainment have been influenced by the male’s perspective. What about the opposite? Women have been making movies since the very beginning of cinema. In The Female Gaze, Alicia Malone explores the ideas, thoughts, and views we learn from women from behind the scenes. What does the world look like through the “female gaze”?

Learn about women who changed the world. Discover brilliantly talented and accomplished women directors, both world renowned and obscure, who have shaped the film industry in ways rarely fully acknowledged. Find mini-essays written by women like Alicia Malone and other diverse female film critics. Featuring past and present films, this behind the scenes guidebook is perfect for the Hollywood history fan in your life.

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About the Author Alicia Malone is a film reporter, author and self-confessed movie geek. Currently she is a host on Turner Classic Movies and FilmStruck, a cinephile subscription streaming service. Alicia has given two TEDx talks about women in Hollywood, and her first book Backwards and in Heels: The Past, Present and Future of Women Working in Film was released in August 2017. She is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the LA Online Film Critics Society, and over the years she has interviewed hundreds of movie stars and filmmakers.

Product details
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mango (May 17, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1642508047
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1642508048
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches