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> > >I would like to do some research into the field of 'female rites of >passage' in films and would be very grateful for any pointers. I am >particularly interested in the action/adventure genre and to find out >whether, from a psychoanalytical point of view, the individual journeys for >the hero and the heroine are (and should be) so very different. > > You might try Nicholas Roeg's _Walkabout_; though certainly not a conventional action/adventure film, it has some elements of the genre. Plus, you see the intersection of an aboriginal males' rites of passage with the coming to maturity of a young woman -- adding levels of complexity to the heroine/hero contrast. Bet it would be worth your time. Nate -- Nathan Andersen Assistant Professor of Philosophy Collegium of Letters Eckerd College 4200 54th Ave. S. Phone: (727) 864-7551 St. Petersburg, FL 33712 Fax: (727) 864-8354 U.S.A. E-mail: [log in to unmask]