Vampires and Violets : Lesbians in the Cinema [Import] [Paperback]

A. Weiss (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: JONATHAN CAPE (1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0224035754
• ISBN-13: 978-0224035750
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,842,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well-written and slyly witty, February 28, 2004

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Shannon Watkins (Radford, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in the Cinema (Hardcover)

I bought this book in college for a paper I never actually wrote, but I kept it because it was so engaging. Weiss writes about lesbians in film so well I'm rather suprised this book hasn't gotten more attention; it isn't a political screed or a narcolepsy-inducing thesis but simply a good book on an interesting subject. I haven't seen half the films mentioned herein but I'm dying to; she makes it THAT interesting.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the best book on the subject., October 4, 2011

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J.C.M "J.C." (Kansas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in Film (Mass Market Paperback)

I bought this book for a class in Lesbian cinema, and really this is the premiere book on the subject. This text opened my eyes not only to the early cinema that had lesbian themes, but to the way those themes were suppressed. Honestly if you are in a Queer Theory class or simply a fan of cinema this is a must have for your collection. I only hope that this come out in a new edition so people don't have to fight over the copies, because I am keeping mine.