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THEME EXPLORATION

gender roles in historical society

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Comizi d’amore
Comizi d’amore
1964 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Le streghe
Le streghe
1967 · Clint Eastwood & Luchino Visconti
The Spirit of ’45
The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach
The Daughter of Deceit
The Daughter of Deceit
1951 · Luis Buñuel
Bardelys the Magnificent
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926 · King Vidor
Like a Fish on the Moon
Like a Fish on the Moon
2022 · Dornaz Hajiha
I ragazzi dei Parioli
I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci
Black Moon
Black Moon
1975 · Louis Malle
The Circle
The Circle
2000 · Jafar Panahi
Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution
Elegy to the Visitor From the Revolution
2011 · Lav Diaz
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda → France

Her films deconstruct traditional gender roles through intimate character studies and experimental narratives that challenge societal expectations of women across different historical periods.

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