Male gaze in the cinema. How women in general, and mothers in particular, are represented in the movies of the ʹ70s
Male gaze in the cinema. How women in general, and mothers in particular, are represented in the movies of the ʹ70s
Author(s): Matei Lucaci-GrünbergSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Gender Studies, Media studies, Health and medicine and law, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Societatea de Analize Feministe AnA
Keywords: cinema; visual culture; Laura Mulvey; male gaze theory; motherhood;
Summary/Abstract: In this theoretical context offered by Laura Mulvey’s male gaze theory, the article analyze how the male gaze theory applies to the movies of the 70s in general, with a special emphasis on the Romanian movies of that period. Womenʹ representation in the movies directed by Mircea Veroiu, Dan Pița, Alexandru Tatos, Mircea Daneliuc, Stere Gulea will be discussed from the perspective of the construction of femininity, with a special emphasis of motherhood models.
Journal: AnALize: Revista de studii feministe
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 15 (29)
- Page Range: 83-94
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English