Women and Film
A “female” cinema
Your proposal is much too wide and we need to narrow it to a specific area. I would suggest you pick a single GENRE and look at the range of reps of women available within that genre. OR you explore the idea of whether or not there is such a thing as a “female” cinema by looking at some specific films which have been considered to be “female” viewpoints on the world – perhaps “The Piano” (Jane Campion) compared with, say, “Lost in Translation”. The trouble with such a study is that you are in danger of arguing that “women make different films from men”, which is always a position which you can counter argue just by looking at other directors (eg Kathryn Bigelow). However, the notion that some films attempt to refuse “the male gaze” is one which can work fairly well).
What I suggest you read will depend on whether you choose to look at a genre or at this issue. I attach an essay about the issue for you, but I need to discuss this more carefully with you.
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