Peckinpah's women
Subtitle: a reappraisal of the portrayal of women in the period Westerns of Sam Peckinpah
By: Bill Mesce, Jr.
Series: Scarecrow filmmakers series ;; no. 90; Filmmakers series ;; no. 90.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Peckinpah, Sam, 1925-1984 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Women in motion pictures.
Description: "Debate over the violence and sexual themes of Sam Peckinpah's films often eclipsed the aesthetic appreciation of his work. Feminist criticism of the 1970s and the director's own combative personality usually prevented reasonable evaluation of his films. A prevalent autheurist view did not recognize how Peckinpah was subject to the whims and character of an industry that he never fully understood.

Although the passage of time has muted the initial shock value of his filmed violence, no similar reappraisal has dealt with those perceptions of misogyny and looked to reevaluate Peckinpah's on-screen treatment of women."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-190), filmography (p. 179-181) and index.