Still Life Notes on Barbara Loden's "Wanda" (1970)

"There is indeed a ""miracle"" in the 1970 film Wanda. This film has survived, despite decades of neglect, to emerge into the fuliginous light of an era that may just be ready to strain at grasping its harsh and brutal truths -- truths that reveal the imbrication of the psyc...

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Main Author: Backman Rogers, Anna (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Brooklyn, NY punctum books 2021
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