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THELMA & LOUISE - MARITA STURKEN KARTONIERT (TB)

Thelma & Louise  directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri  sparked a remarkable
public discussion about feminism  violence  and the representation of women in cinema on its
release in 1991. Subject to media vilification for its apparent justification of armed robbery
and manslaughter  it was a huge hit with audiences composed largely but not exclusively of
women who cheered the fugitive central characters played by Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis.
Marita Sturken examines Thelma & Louise as one of those rare films that encapsulates the
politics of its time. She discusses the film's reworking of the outlaw genre  its reversal of
gender roles  and its engagement with the complex relationship of women  guns adn the law. The
insights of director Scott  screenwriter Khouri as well as Davis and Sarandon are deployed in
an analysis of Thelma & Louise and the controversies it sparked. This is a compelling study of
a landmark in 1990s American cinema. In her foreword to this new edition  Sturken looks back on
the film's reception at the time of its release  and considers its continuing resonances and
topicality in the age of #MeToo.

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