Spectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre and the Action Cinema

By Yvonne Tasker

Book Overview

An examination of the importance of popular action films such as Rambo and Thelma and Louise in a cinematic and political context. This is an area that has previously been ignored by contemporary film criticism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415092248
• ISBN13: 9780415092241
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

spectacular analysis

A fantastic contribution to film and cultural studies - very insightful and interesting -essential to those interested in feminist film thory, masculinity, action film.