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References
- 1 2 Alan Williams, Republic of Images: A History of French Filmmaking (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992).
- ↑ Sandy Flitterman-Lewis, To Desire Differently: Feminism and the French Cinema (New York: Columbia University Press, 1996).
- 1 2 3 Ginette Vincendeau, "Obituaries: Marie Epstein", The Independent, 12 June 1995. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ↑ Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995).
