Ida Lupino : Multifaceted Performer and Cinematic Pioneer

Kelly, Gillian

Manchester University Press（2025/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 280 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781526161130
• DDC分類 791.430233092

Full Description

This book contributes to a welcome new wave focusing on the importance of female filmmakers, providing a reappraisal of Ida Lupino, a cinematic figure of significant importance. Given her ability to move between popular and independent cinemas and her status as both a Hollywood star and director/writer/producer of socially relevant films overlooked by the mainstream, Lupino is a particularly interesting case study. Employing a range of critical approaches, including feminist theory, auteur theory and critical theory, this book investigates key themes and motifs that developed across Lupino's unusual and unique career as one of the most significant female players in film history. Investigating her oeuvre as actress, director, writer and producer, it discusses Lupino as a complex and important filmmaker whose career, on both sides of the camera, requires substantially more critical attention than it has been awarded thus far.

Contents

Introduction: The importance of being Ida
1 A theatrical legacy
2 Complex gender relations
3 Isolation and alienation
4 Disability and morality
5 Juxtapositions and junctions
Conclusion: A true pioneer
Index