On Tue, 11 Jan 1994 00:13:18 -0700 Kathleen Ely said: >I'm interested in finding any material related to the construction of the >family or relationships in movies today. Does anyone have any suggestions >for reading? I've done an MLA search and found very little of value. > >Kathleen Ely Kathleen, For material on the family, see recent (since early '70s) work on melodrama. One place to start would be: Christine Gledhill, ed., HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS (London: British Film Institute, 198?). (Cited from memory...) This anthology includes several key essays, including Thomas Elsaesser's "Tales of Sound and Fury". Good luck with it. ---------- Knowledge--Zzzzzzzp! Money--Zzzzzzzp!--Power! That's the cycle democracy is built on! --Tennessee Williams "The Glass Menagerie" ---------- | Jeremy G. Butler - - - - - - - - - - | Internet : [log in to unmask] | | SCREEN-L Coordinator | BITNET : JBUTLER@UA1VM | | | | Telecommunication & Film Dept * The University of Alabama * Tuscaloosa |