Panorama of a cine-family romance
Castrated fathers
Women in service of the patriarchy
Misogyny lingers on
Absent men, fleeing men
Women take control of their destiny
The "zazou" film : dissident style
A woman faced with her desire
Gentle male figures and new fathers
The destabilizing effects of the liberation
Restoring the patriarchal order.
The battle of the sexes in French cinema, 1930-1956 by Noël Burch. ISBN 9780822355618. Published by Duke University Press in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.