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A black and white still of several women from the film 'Les Bonnes Femmes'.

The Frenzy of Faux Femininity in the French New Wave

By: francesbeau 19th Feb 2023

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“Whilst the artistic undercurrents of the French New Wave have had an undeniable influence over all reactionary cinema, the genre itself is an exceptional exhibition of the emboldened woman in the age of emancipation.”

Lady Bird, dressed in a pink prom dress and her friend Julie, dressed in yellow pyjamas, sit on a couch hand in hand

F**k Men! Women Who Want More

When love isn’t enough. Looking at women in film who say F**k Men! and choose independence over the safe arms of their leading men.

The image is from the short film Miller and Son. The image shows the man character Ryan, dancing in a club which is shrouded by purple light.

PRIDE 2020: “It makes me feel free, or some shit” – Coming Out of Hiding as Portrayed in ‘Slap’ (2014) and ‘Miller & Son’ (2019)

Set within masculine environments, Slap and Miller & Son provides necessary criticism of societies’ narrow expectations of gender and how hurtful these expectations are for anyone transgressing them.