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In the Realm of Pleasure: Von Sternberg, Dietrich and the Masochistic Aesthetic (Paperback)

by G Studlar (Author) "To study the relationship between masochism, film, and visual pleasure requires an initial examination of the definition of masochism as a perversion, the formal strategies..." (more)

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Paperback: 247 pages
Publisher: Columbia University Press; Columbia University Press Morningside ed edition (18 Mar 1993)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0231082339
ISBN-13: 978-0231082334
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1 cm
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Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 992,392 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This textual analysis of the six Paramount films directed by Josef von Sternberg which starred Marlene Dietrich, probes the source of their visual and psychological complexity. It illustrates how masochism extends into the area of artistic form, language and the production of pleasure.

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Gaylyn Studlar is an associate professor in the film studies program at Emory University.

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To study the relationship between masochism, film, and visual pleasure requires an initial examination of the definition of masochism as a perversion, the formal strategies of the literary prototype of the masochistic text, and the underlying psychoanalytic factors in its production. Read the first page

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