The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women (Film Director Gift)

Behind
the Scenes of Some of the Most Influential Women in
Film!

"With fascinating histories painstakingly
unearthed by Malone, this book is a treasure of delights that honors more than
a hundred years of female filmmaking." ―Rachel Feldman,
director, screenwriter and activist

#1 Bestseller in
Movies & Video Guides &
Reviews

With the success of Patty
Jenkins's Wonder Woman, Ava Duvernay's
13th and with the rise of the #MeToo movement, female
directors are more important than
ever.

Dive behind the scenes of old
Hollywood. You may have heard the term "male gaze," coined in the
1970s, about how art and entertainment has been influenced by the male's
perspective. So, what about the opposite? Women have been making movies since
the very beginning of cinema. What new ideas, thoughts and views can we learn
from women who are working behind the scenes in film? 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. The Female
Gaze also contains multiple mini-essays written by a variety of
diverse female film critics. Past and present films are featured in this book,
making this a behind the scenes guidebook perfect for the Hollywood history fan
in your life.

In this book
you'll read about:

• The advancements and
  accomplishments of influential women in film
• The lives of
  these women and the struggles they faced throughout Hollywood
  history
• How female directors' voices shaped the films and
  the film industry

If you loved books
like This Was Hollywood, Secret
Hollywood, or Creative Inc., then you'll adore
the powerful women in The Female Gaze.