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Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power( 2022)

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Overview

Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 80 movie clips from 1896 - 2020.

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      Nina Menkes

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      Rosanna Arquette

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      Penelope Spheeris

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      Catherine Hardwicke

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      Julie Dash

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      Sheila Frazier

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      Joey Soloway

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      Eliza Hittman

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      Laura Mulvey

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Sep 10 2024
    It looks like there was quite a bit of Disney family backing for this occasionally quite insightful look at the roles of women in cinema over the decades, but unfortunately Nina Menkes chose to use a lecture as the template for her message and the ensuing delivery is probably more notable for it's sweeping generalisations than it is for any potent points it wishes to make. Her message about the historical objectification of women at the hands of largely (heterosexual) men drags in far too many films and genres without really detailing just who was directing what - on screen or from the office. ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    28826.00

    Keywords

    • sexism