Cherchez la femme : absence and hysteria in 'Cet obscur objet du désir' (Buñuel, 1977), 'La piel que habito' (Almodóvar, 2011), and 'Caótica Ana' (Medem, 2007)
This thesis provides close analysis of three films by Spain’s most notable auteur directors, all of which represent idealised femininity as an impossible desire, governed simultaneously by lack and excess. It explores the relationship between idealised femininity and male hysteria represented by nar...
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University College London (University of London)
2017
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| Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.746623 |