Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-203) and index.
Contents:
Tears, fears and fairytales and other stories of childhood. Hide and seek : children and ghosts in contemporary Japanese film -- Dirty little white girls -- Mud and fairytales : children in films about war -- The impropriety of performance : children (and animals) first.
Summary:
The author investigates why the figure of the child has such a significant impact on the visual aspects and storytelling potential of cinema. She reveals how a child's relationship to time allows it to disturb conventional master narratives and explores the expression of child sexuality.
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