Pretty

by Galt, Rosalind.
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Series: Film and culture Published by : Columbia University Press, (New York :) Physical details: xi, 390 p. : ill. Year: 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

Introduction: the pretty as troublesome image -- From aesthetics to film aesthetics: or, beauty and truth redux -- Colors: Derek Jarman and queer aesthetics -- Ornament and modernity: from decorative art to cultural criticism -- Objects: oriental style and the arabesques of Moulin Rouge! -- At the crossroads: iconoclasm and the anti-aesthetic in postwar film and theory -- Forms: Soy Cuba and revolutionary beauty -- Perverse prettiness: sexuality, gender, and aesthetic exclusion -- Bodies: the sumptuous charms of Ulrike Ottinger -- Postscript: toward a worldly image.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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