Susan Hayward Libri

A Guide for the Advanced Soul is a book of insight to consulted in times of indecision and crises to help you understand your questions, and give guidance. Hold a problem in your mind...open this book to any page and there will be your answer.

Les Diaboliques was a top grossing film in 1955. The author sets Les Diaboliques against the political culture of its time, and demonstrates the importance of Clouzot as a master of the thriller genre. She gives an in-depth textual analysis of the film, and presents a comparison with its US remake.

Exploring the Regenerative economic model, Susan Hayward presents a transformative perspective on film theory and practice through the lens of Doughnut Economics. Her work challenges conventional approaches, proposing a more sustainable and equitable framework for understanding and creating cinema. This innovative approach invites readers to reconsider the relationship between economic systems and the film industry, fostering a dialogue on the potential for meaningful change in both fields.

Celebrating life and inviting others to enjoy living, this sequel to A Guide for the Advanced Soul contains calligraphic quotations centered on the conviction that life is valuable and good, no matter how difficult.

Offering a comprehensive historical overview, this revised edition explores the evolution of French cinema from its origins to the significant political and social changes of the 1990s and beyond. It delves into key developments and movements, providing insights into the cultural impact of French films throughout history.

Luc Besson, a prominent filmmaker known for his international acclaim, is the focus of this insightful work. It explores his contributions to cinema, making it a valuable resource for Film Studies and French Cultural Studies programs. As part of the French Film Directors series, this book delves into Besson's unique style and impact on the film industry, highlighting his significance in contemporary cinema.

Nikita (1990) is the story of a nineteen-year old junkie, Nikita (Anne Parillaud) who is given a second chance in life through being trained to be - and becoming - a skilled assassin for the State. This work examines its reception as a popular film by audiences and critics, and looks at The Assassin, the Hollywood remake of Nikita.

150 key genres, movements, theories, and production termsare explained and analysed. Entries include auteur theory, black cinema, British new wave, feminist film theory, intertextuality, method acting, pornography, third world cinema and war films.

"The first two decades of the new millennium witnessed an increase in commercially released ecology documentaries - as if in response to the growing concerns about the Anthropogenic global warming and its impact on the Earth. Using Kate Raworth's regenerative economic theoretical model as set out in Doughnut Economics, this book examines some 57 films emanating from Europe and the four areas of concern they raise about energy-production, pollution and waste-management, agribusiness, disrupted ecosystems and the migratory flow. These ecology documentaries make explicit the damage done to our planet thanks to growth capitalism and neoliberal globalisation. But they also provide the evidence that solutions to this planetary abuse exist. They detail our reliance on fossil fuels and the nuclear rather than on renewables as our source of energy, our dependence on chemical agents to increase food production rather than the pursuance of agroecological systems, our practice of over-consumption and packaging rather than the adoption of recycling and re-using. Raworth's model allows us to measure the tentacular extent of the planetary harm growth economics induces and, too, by way of contrast, perceive how regenerative economics can work to redress this harm, heal the Earth and make it a safe place for humanity"--