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- Title
Montage and Tableau in Stella Dallas.
- Authors
Smith, Richard
- Abstract
The article offers film criticism of the film "Stella Dallas," directed by King Vidor, starring Barbara Stanwyck, focusing on the film as melodrama. Topics include the essay "Something Else Besides a Mother" by Linda Williams, the book "Contesting Tears: The Hollywood Melodrama of the Unknown Woman," by Stanley Cavell, and the role of marriage in the film. The use of perspective in the film is noted. The characters Stella, Laurel, and Steven are addressed.
- Subjects
STELLA Dallas (Film); VIDOR, King, 1894-1982; STANWYCK, Barbara, 1907-1990; CONTESTING Tears: The Hollywood Melodrama of the Unknown Woman (Book); CAVELL, Stanley, 1926-2018; WILLIAMS, Linda; MARRIAGE in motion pictures
- Publication
Film-Philosophy, 2014, Vol 18, p70
- ISSN
1466-4615
- Publication type
Film/Television Criticism
- DOI
10.3366/film.2014.0006