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Because Timothee Chalamet’s eyes gleam with the light of a thousand suns. Because you’d let Zoë Kravitz get away with putting gum in your hair. And because there really should be a national monument dedicated to Gene Kelly’s ass. From the tongue-in-cheek to the righteously enraged, She Found it at the Movies explores women’s secret desires, teen crushes, and one-sided movie star love affairs, flipping the switch on a century of cinema’s male-gaze domination. With misogyny and sexism still taking centre stage in the real world—what can women’s relationships with movies tell us about the wider landscape of sexuality, politics and culture? Featuring writers you know and love from Buzzfeed, The Guardian, and Vulture, these essays pose thoughtful questions about sex and fantasy at the cinema. Like a guilt-free chat with your smartest girlfriends, this book is a positive celebration of female sexuality at its thirstiest.
Publication Year: 2020
When I told myself "yeah let's read this book, I'm feeling like reading some nonfiction", I didn't expect to like it so much, read half of it in less than a day! I absolutely didn't expect the take of female sexuality and desires from a LGBTQ+ POV, which is very exciting. If that picks your interest, definitely give it a read!
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I devoured this book! I didn't expect the queer and, in general, freeing experiences described by the different writers, and I especially liked the inclusion of teenagers and their tastes in "heartthrobs". If you're looking for a well researched book about female desired in multiple ways, this is for you!