Investigates the conventions of storytelling and suspense. The central theme examines the process whereby women in film are represented as the victims of threat and aggression, as the object of the camera’s voyeuristic gaze.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015980
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film criticism
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Plots, themes, etc
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Study and teaching
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Victims
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Suspense
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Victims
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Victims
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion pictures - Study and teaching
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gender identity
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Voyeurism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sex (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stereotype (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Voyeurism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)