The Backwash of War — Ellen LaMotte
It is a rare event for a woman to write of war. Until WWI possibly none. Though women have been …
Tag Archives: Women
Wonder Woman – More of the Same Manly Stuff
Let me introduce myself as one of the only moviegoers in the western world to see Wonder Woman— on the …
Two Cultures, Two Loves and the Anvil of Tradition
Two compelling films from remote corners of the earth, one of them nominated for an Oscar, are recently available to …
Women say: Hands Off! — Three Films of the Changing Conversation in Islam
The long fight for autonomy, independence and freedom against enemies canny and brutal, is one of the most popular subjects …
Testament of Youth — WW I Pacifist Comes to Film
Vera Brittain, one of the least lost of the Lost Generation of WW I, is on her third revival …
Xiao Hong — Women in Rural China
Some months ago I saw The Golden Era, a recent movie by Ann Hui about a ground breaking Chinese woman writer …
Water — A Film of India’s Widows
Water is the third of Indo-Canadian director, Deepa Mehta‘s Elements trilogy of women in India. Fire was produced in 1996, …
Inch’ Allah Dimanche: Algerian Immigrants to France
Immigration is big in the news these days – mostly the opposition to it– around the world. It is absolutely …