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New study outlines gender inequality in movie dialogue

New study outlines gender inequality in movie dialogue

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When film critics discuss the limited types of roles available to women, it can be tempting to try to debunk their arguments by listing counter-examples. “What about Ellen Ripley?” one might say. “What about Furiosa?” Unfortunately, a few well-written roles cannot make up for an overwhelming systemi
Experience the slow crawl toward death and decay as a lonely old lady

Experience the slow crawl toward death and decay as a lonely old lady

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I watched the movie Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles in a film class during college and it brought me to the brink of insanity. For those who are not familiar with the three-and-a-half-hour Belgian movie released in 1975, it predominantly consists of the mundane activities of a si