Under the red light : images of prostitution in Klute, Pretty baby. McCabe and Mrs. Miller, and American gigolo

This thesis deals with the image of the prostitute in four films: Klute (1971) Pretty Baby (1978) McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1972) and American Gigolo (1980). It includes a review of the image of the prostitute in art and literature in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. These earlier images are c...

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Main Author: Artt, Sarah.
Other Authors: Straw, Will (advisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2000
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