We’ve listed ten smart movies about female complexity in this article. The options included in this list use a number of blunt points such as the destructive male chauvinism, the importance of free will and questioning of social values, the life of big names in the cinema, life in modern societies and little rewarding , the contemporary positive layer of youth. Let’s go to the list!
10º – Jeanne Dielman (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
The empty, melancholy day-to-day of a housewife is undetected by the film, bringing every fragment of her dull and repetitive routine. ‘Jeanne Dielman’ is a film that requires certain patience and attention of the viewer in its display. For the full absorption of the symbolic content exposed by the film it is necessary to understand the importance of each gesture and habit of the central character. A unique film that denounces a social macho model at the time that limited the field of female performance.
9º – Belle de Jour (Luis Buñuel, 1967)
A young wife from high society decides to spend her afternoons prostituting herself, discovering a whole new meaning for her life. ‘Belle de Jour’ questions the collective meaning we attribute to life, showing how subjective this instance can be. Luis Buñuel’s masterpiece.
8º – Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
The film explores the trajectory of a young woman, disfigured from her social environment in the world, showing all the intricacies that comprise her unique way of acting. As a result of the great French cinema, the film has an atmosphere that uses a magic model for each resolution of history, making itself always very pleasant.
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