Damsels be damned

Australia, 1987

Film

A fantastic fairytale, with the ambivalence and logic of a dream. Deals with the difference between the fairy tale stereotype of women as beautiful princesses awaiting their prince charmings and the real world of male and female relationships. “Damsels Be Damned” entwines fantasy, fiction and reality. Offbeat and amusing it plunges below the surface of sexual stereotypes to the darkness of sexual assault.

Credits

producer/director

Wendy Thompson

production company

Kelberg Holdings

Language

English

Duration

00:21:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

34611

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stereotype (Psychology)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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