Shooting (a) Woman - Comparative Study of Gender Roles in American and Italian Western Movies

Master''s Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Sociology - Media, Art, Music, grade: 1, University of Dalarna, language: English, abstract: Sergio Leone, the well known Italian Western director, once criticized the woman’s role in the Hollywood Western as follows:[T]he woman is imposed on the action, as a star, and is generally destined to be ‘had’ by the male lead. But she does not exist as ...