{"product_id":"9798216373391","title":"Sisters Movies Minute by Minute","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTimecodes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSisters\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMovies Minute by Minute\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohanna Isaacson | Nicholas Rombes | Nadine Boljkovac\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Individual Director\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA minute-by-minute analysis of Brian De Palma's 1972 horror film, \u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e, weaving in Marxist feminist theory to foreground an appreciation of the film and bid for its enduring relevance for feminists, despite controversy surrounding its director.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e is one of De Palma's most extraordinary and important films, and yet it is often disregarded, misunderstood, or underestimated. The two main characters, Grace and Danielle, represent the second-wave feminist desire for professional autonomy and women's psychosexual oppression, respectively. Yet, this reading seems at odds with the abundant accusations of misogyny and transphobia De Palma has drawn throughout his directing career. Each of this book's 100 vignette chapters makes the case that whatever De Palma's attitudes and intents, \u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelatory film for feminists, both for its formal diagnosis and estrangement of conventional gendered relationships under capitalism and for its absorption and reflection of the social contradictions of its moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book also asks important, related questions, including: How does \u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e mark the transition from De Palma's earlier “Godardian” phase to his signature “Hitchcockian” style? How does De Palma's Hitchcockian phase inaugurated in \u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e intertwine with 1970s' psychoanalytic feminist theory? How do the contributions of women both as performers and behind the scenes decenter the auteurist rhetoric that is so frequently applied to De Palma's work? This book is a means to appreciate and understand one of the most important films of the 1970s while reassessing the assumptions at the heart of contemporary feminist evaluations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJohanna Isaacson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Modesto Junior College, USA. She is well-known as a feminist horror scholar, bridging academic and popular analysis. Her published books include \u003ci\u003eWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?\u003c\/i\u003e (2025), \u003ci\u003eStepford Daughters: Weapons for Feminists in Contemporary Horror\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), and \u003ci\u003eThe Ballerina and the Bull\u003c\/i\u003e (2016).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216373391\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e152\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51965833314444,"sku":"9798216373391","price":22.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d7aa8575-3f2b-41a3-bc6b-47c397c3b737.jpg?v=1786071340","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798216373391","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}