Feminist Auteurs examines a rich and diverse body of work that has
received insufficient attention both in film studies and in feminist
theory on film. Looking at individual films within the context of
feminist film as a genre, Ramanathan examines film from diverse cultural
traditions, while paying close attention to what might be regarded as
feminist in different cultural contexts. The films chosen expand our
ideas of feminism covering as they do film from Africa, Latin America,
Europe, Asia and the US. Full-length interpretations of twenty-four
films, both older and contemporary, including
Vagabond, India Song, Bhaji on the Beach, Chocolat, and
Daughters of the Dust lay out a complete and powerful framework for
reading women's film.