Bande de Filles
Frances Smith, "Bande de Filles "
English | ISBN: 1138491969 | 2020 | 114 pages | EPUB | 1289 KB
English | ISBN: 1138491969 | 2020 | 114 pages | EPUB | 1289 KB
Few films in the twenty-first century have represented coming-of-age with the beauty and brutality of Bande de Filles (or Girlhood). This book provides an in-depth examination of Céline Sciamma’s film, focusing on its portrayal of female adolescence in contemporary Paris.
Motivated by the absence of black female characters in French cinema, Sciamma represents the lives of figures that have passed largely unnoticed on the big screen. While observing the girls’ tough circumstances, Sciamma’s film emphasises the joy and camaraderie found in female friendships. This book places
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