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Pictures of Girlhood Modern Female Adolescence on Film

Paperback • 2005 • English

Pictures of Girlhood Modern Female Adolescence on Film

By Sarah Hentges

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About the book

Although the "coming of age" story has been a popular film plot for decades, producers have only recently realized the commercial potential of targeting films to adolescent girls. Movies like Clueless, Legally Blonde and Mean Girls have been successfully marketed to teenage girls, as have several well-known independent films. Important as both cultural indicators and catalysts, these films simultaneously demonstrate pop culture's influence on girls' films, and the ability of girls' films to affe...Show more

Films, cinema
Narrative theme: Coming of age

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ISBN

9780786424023

Publisher

McFarland

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

Pictures of Girlhood Modern Female Adolescence on Film

Format

Paperback

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