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Title:
Brainwashed [blu-ray] : sex-camera-power
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
[New York] : Kino Lorber, [2022]

©2022
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
"If the camera is predatory, then the culture is predatory." In this eye-opening documentary, celebrated independent filmmaker Nina Menkes explores the sexual politics of cinematic shot design. Using clips from hundreds of movies we all know and love from Metropolis to Vertigo to Phantom Thread Menkes convincingly makes the argument that shot design is gendered. It illuminates the patriarchal narrative codes that hide within supposedly "classic" set-ups and camera angles and demonstrates how women are frequently displayed as objects for the use, support, and pleasure of male subjects. The film features interviews with an all-star cast of women and non-binary industry professionals including Julie Dash, Penelope Spheeris, Charlyne Yi, Joey Soloway, Catherine Hardwicke, Eliza Hittman, Maria Giese, and Rosanna Arquette. The result is an electrifying call-to-action that will fundamentally change the way you see, and watch, movies.
General Note:
Based on the talk "Sex and power: the visual language of cinema" by Nina Menkes.

Originally produced as a documentary film in 2022.

Bonus features: audio commentary with director Nina Menkes & editor Cecily Rhett; isolated excerpts of the score by Sharon Farber; Q&A with Nina Menkes.
Performers:
Laura Mulvey, Julie Dash, Penelope Spheeris, Charlyne Yi.
Technical Details:
Blu-ray, wide screen, DTS; requires Blu-ray player.
Language:
English
Additional Language:
English soundtrack; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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