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*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1142798/ The Family That Preys]'' (2008) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1142798/ The Family That Preys]'' (2008) | ||
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988595/ 27 Dresses]'' (2008) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988595/ 27 Dresses]'' (2008) | ||
| + | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/ Twilight]'' (2008) | ||
| + | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0956038/ Nights in Rodanthe]'' (2008) | ||
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1385912/ I Can Do Bad All by Myself]'' (2009) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1385912/ I Can Do Bad All by Myself]'' (2009) | ||
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001508/ He's Just Not That Into You]'' (2009) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001508/ He's Just Not That Into You]'' (2009) | ||
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*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403981/ Remember Me]'' (2010) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403981/ Remember Me]'' (2010) | ||
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0842926/ The Kids Are All Right]'' (2010) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0842926/ The Kids Are All Right]'' (2010) | ||
| + | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0989757/ Dear John]'' (2010) | ||
| + | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1294226/ The Last Song]'' (2010) | ||
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1787759/ Madea's Big Happy Family]'' (2011) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1787759/ Madea's Big Happy Family]'' (2011) | ||
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033575/ The Descendants]'' (2011) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033575/ The Descendants]'' (2011) | ||
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1707386/ Les Misérables]'' (2012) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1707386/ Les Misérables]'' (2012) | ||
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606389/ The Vow]'' (2012) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606389/ The Vow]'' (2012) | ||
| + | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327194/ The Lucky One]'' (2012) | ||
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1322269/ August: Osage County]'' (2013) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1322269/ August: Osage County]'' (2013) | ||
| + | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1702439/ Safe Haven]'' (2013) | ||
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2465140/ The Single Moms Club]'' (2014) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2465140/ The Single Moms Club]'' (2014) | ||
*''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837709/ Winter's Tale]'' (2014) | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837709/ Winter's Tale]'' (2014) | ||
| + | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1972779/ The Best of Me]'' (2014) | ||
| + | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2726560/ The Longest Ride]'' (2014) | ||
| + | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2322441/ Fifty Shades of Grey]'' (2015) | ||
| + | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4257926/ Miracles from Heaven]'' (2016) | ||
| + | *''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3797868/ The Choice]'' (2016) | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 28 March 2016
Molly Haskell
- Groups 1, 2, and 3: What three types of women does Haskell find in the woman's film? Describe a character in a relatively recent film (say, since the 1980s) who exemplifies each type.
- Groups 4, 5, and 6: What are the woman's film's four main themes? Do you see them operating in the two melodramas we've viewed: Ordinary People and Imitation of Life (1934)?
- : How is hostility toward children expressed in the woman's film? Have you seen it in a recent American film?
- : What impact does the issue of race have on the woman's film? Compare/contrast the white and black mothers (Bea and Delilah, respectively) in Imitation of Life.
- : What theme does Haskell see that entwines the domestic and the romantic? Have you seen it in a recent American film?
Only one extra credit question may be answered.
21st-century melodramas
Film melodramas released since 2000.
- In the Bedroom (2001)
- Sweet November (2001)
- Life Is a House (2001)
- A Walk to Remember (2002)
- White Oleander (2002)
- Love Actually (2003)
- The Notebook (2004)
- Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
- The Holiday (2006)
- Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
- Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
- P.S. I Love You (2007)
- Juno (2007)
- Meet the Browns (2008)
- The Family That Preys (2008)
- 27 Dresses (2008)
- Twilight (2008)
- Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
- I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
- He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
- Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
- Remember Me (2010)
- The Kids Are All Right (2010)
- Dear John (2010)
- The Last Song (2010)
- Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
- The Descendants (2011)
- Les Misérables (2012)
- The Vow (2012)
- The Lucky One (2012)
- August: Osage County (2013)
- Safe Haven (2013)
- The Single Moms Club (2014)
- Winter's Tale (2014)
- The Best of Me (2014)
- The Longest Ride (2014)
- Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- Miracles from Heaven (2016)
- The Choice (2016)
Bibliography
- Molly Haskell, "The Woman's Film," in From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies (New York: Penguin, 1974; revised edition 1987) 153-188.
Footnotes
- In spring 2010, this discussion was combined with Domestic Melodrama Since World War II (Discussion), into Domestic Melodrama as Genre (2010 Discussion).
