"I Carried a Watermelon: Dirty Dancing and Me" - это история любви к фильму "Грязные танцы". Кэти Брэнд рассказывает о том, как ее долголетнее увлечение этим фильмом повлияло на ее отношение к сексу, любви, романтике, правам и обязанностям. Книга представляет собой частично мемуары на основе личной одержимости, частично дань уважения культовому фильму и его гениальности. Автор исследует наследие фильма, от того, как он выдвинул истории женщин на передний план коммерческого кинематографа до его "золотого стандарта" в изображении абортов, согласно ведущим сторонникам выбора женщин, и мощного подхода к классической истории "взросления", рассказанной из наивного, но идеалистического взгляда 17-летней девушки. Кэти Брэнд делится своими воспоминаниями и опытом, а также беседует с другими поклонниками фильма, чтобы рассмотреть его наследие как произведения кинематографа с социальной задачей, которую многие не замечают при первом просмотре. Это один из самых известных и просматриваемых фильмов, который готов испытать лучшие дни своей жизни.
Kathryn Brand brings her unique, candid self to life in I Carried A Watermelon, a memoir of her enduring passion as much for the world, politics, gender dynamics and morality as for Dirty Dancing as the tradition it launched in mainstream film. Mapping her affection for the classic dance drama's subtle depictions of sex, mortality, coming-of-age, and struggles for equality, Brand recalls her family's history and the people whose names are etched into cinema history: from Joan Crawford to Herschel Walker, Sheila Ryan to Bruce Dern, from the Ginger Rogerss of this world to Little Richard to Elizabeth McGovern. With humor and righteously brash honesty, she charts her awakening teenage appreciation of both the hype harkening the perfection of fashion, choreography and the restless drive to outer limits hedonistic abandon that defined the film's legacy, as well as her fights, find declares, and realizations about what real sexiness and love transcend mere sexy staging or mere heartache. Whether examining stereotypical notions and centuries-old Shakespearian fears over rape and murdered , Brand is dedicated to disrupting the glass ceiling that lead to misery and suffering for women - women real stories truly changing the course of history, lasting longer than clockwork bangers, dancers and their particular brand of delirious desiramantle into an imperiled sanctuary of choice, soulful possibility and songs since the party went down: warm enough to know it deep down wasn't what you thought.
Электронная Книга «I Carried a Watermelon: Dirty Dancing and Me» написана автором Katy Brand в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780008352806
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’Massively enjoyable’ Dawn French I Carried a Watermelon is a love story to Dirty Dancing. A warm, witty and accessible look at how Katy Brand’s life-long obsession with the film has influenced her own attitudes to sex, love, romance, rights and responsibilities. It explores the legacy of the film, from pushing women’s stories to the forefront of commercial cinema, to its ‘Gold Standard’ depiction of abortion according to leading pro-choice campaigners, and its fresh and powerful take on the classic ‘coming of age’ story told from a naïve but idealistic 17-year-old girl’s point of view. Part memoir based on a personal obsession, part homage to a monster hit and a work of genius, Katy will explore her own memories and experiences, and talk to other fans of the film, to examine its legacy as a piece of filmmaking with a social agenda that many miss on first viewing. One of the most celebrated and viewed films ever made is about to have the time of its life.
