"Justin Wyatt's study of Robert Altman's 3 Women (1977) considers four distinct aspects of the film: the function of space and Altman's ability to guide the action through the careful unfolding of the mise-en-scene; the critique of social and sexual manners; the construction of Shelley Duvall's impressive performance; and the ways through which the film can be interpreted generically as alternately a psychological drama, a puzzle film, a dark comedy, and a horror film"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Starting with a Dream: The History of 3 Women
2. Space, Character & Meaning
3. Sexual Politics & Thoroughly Modern Millie
4. Sissy Spacek, Shelley Duvall & Janice Rule
5. Room to Dream: The After Life of 3 Women
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