“The Piano” is an intensely, cerebrally feminine film not only because of its female protagonist, but also as a result of Campion’s nontraditional approach to romance. If there exist films that could only have been made by women, “The Piano” is one.
“The Piano” is an intensely, cerebrally feminine film not only because of its female protagonist, but also as a result of Campion’s nontraditional approach to romance. If there exist films that could only have been made by women, “The Piano” is one.
Female auteur Jane Campion's new film "Bright Star" is about great romantic poet John Keats' lover Fanny Brawne, a heroine and poet in her own right who proves stereotypes wrong with her enduring individuality and strength.
Female auteur Jane Campion's new film "Bright Star" is about great romantic poet John Keats' lover Fanny Brawne, a heroine and poet in her own right who proves stereotypes wrong with her enduring individuality and strength.
Despite the female population’s consistent and enthusiastic participation in the culture of film, there is perhaps no other national industry in which women are so consistently ignored. A male bias is clear in popular blockbusters as much as in their award-wining independent counterparts. Historically, films are nearly always stories imbued with a male perspective.
Despite the female population’s consistent and enthusiastic participation in the culture of film, there is perhaps no other national industry in which women are so consistently ignored. A male bias is clear in popular blockbusters as much as in their award-wining independent counterparts. Historically, films are nearly always stories imbued with a male perspective.
