6. Film Comedy: "SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD": COMEDY AND MATRICIDE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Introduction: MOTHERHOOD AND FILM: A CRITICAL GENEALOGY 1
5. 2. The Trick Film: THE LADY VANISHES: WOMEN, MAGIC, AND THE MOVIES 37
6. 3. Silent Melodrama: WAY DOWN EAST MELODRAMA, METAPHOR, AND THE MATERNAL BODY 56
7. 4. The Horror Film: BIRTH TRAUMAS PARTURITION AND HORROR IN ROSEMARY'S BABY 73
8. 5. The Crime Film: MAMA'S BOY: FILIAL HYSTERIA IN WHITE HEAT 92
9. 6. Film Comedy: "SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD": COMEDY AND MATRICIDE 111
10. 7. The Thriller: THE HAND THAT SHOCKS THE CRADLE: THE MATERNAL THRILLER 131
11. 8. The Postmodern Film: POSTMODERNITY AND POSTMATERNITY: HIGH HEELS AND IMITATION OF LIFE 162
12. 9. The Nonfiction Film: "THE REPRODUCTION OF MOTHERING" DOCUMENTING THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOND 179
13. 10. Epilogue: MATERNITY AND THE ARTIST: "A REMARKABLE ZOOLOGICAL SPECIES" 214
14. Index 231