Top Billed Cast
Nina Menkes
Self
Rosanna Arquette
Self
Penelope Spheeris
Self
Catherine Hardwicke
Self
Julie Dash
Self
Sheila Frazier
Self
Joey Soloway
Self
Eliza Hittman
Self
Laura Mulvey
Self
Hugh Jackman
(archive footage)
Social
Review 1DiscussionA review by CinemaSerf
6
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. ...
Media
Videos 5Backdrops 6Posters 9Recommendations
- 2024-07-26
Dìdi (弟弟)72%
- 2021-07-15
Next Door65%
- 2022-04-14
Girl Picture66%
- 2023-06-13
Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact50%
- 2022-10-20
My Policeman76%
- 2022-09-18
Triangle of Sadness70%
- 2023-06-18
Barbie70%
- 2019-05-30
Parasite85%
- 2023-07-19
Oppenheimer81%
- 2019-10-01
Joker81%
- 2024-04-10
Civil War69%
- 2020-10-27
Holidate70%
- 1997-07-12
Princess Mononoke83%
- 1954-08-01
Rear Window83%
- 2024-06-26
A Quiet Place: Day One67%
- 2024-07-24
Deadpool & Wolverine76%
- 2022-07-20
The Beasts75%
- 1972-03-14
The Godfather87%
- 1991-02-14
The Silence of the Lambs83%
- 2020-10-09
Saint Maud66%
Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
-
Revenue
28826.00
Keywords
- women's sexual identity
- sexism
- interview
- documentary filmmaking
- expert opinion
- women in film
- social & cultural documentary
- women and society