The cinema of isolation: a history of physical disability in the movies
Arts and entertainment, Disabilities
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Summary
Film has often shown people with physical disabilities as deserving isolation from the rest of society. Norden examines hundreds of Hollywood and international movies and uncovers the industry's practices for maintaining this status quo, while offering an array of physically… disabled characters who embody or break out of stereotypes. He observes the arrival of a new set of stereotypes tied to the growth of science and technology in the 1970s and 1980s, and underscores later movies that display a newfound sensitivity. Some descriptions of sex, strong language. 1994.