A photographers model (Vivienne Glance) ruminates on her modelling career to come to terms with her changing perception of herself as a female in this role. Her thoughts are punctuated by the images of famous early 20th Century paintings of women by Picasso, Bonnard, Degas and Lautrec along with the voice of a radio narrator (Richard Hawley) who talks of these famous artists and their depiction of women in terms of the male gaze. The female nude is discussed as possession, an object of desire and pawn in a power play and posited against the contemporary to illustrate that very little has changed. Cast includes Darren Williams and Martin Sharp.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
315142
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Feminist motion pictures
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Photography - Films
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and motion pictures
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and society
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century
Crafts & Visual Arts → Bonnard, Pierre, 1867-1947
Crafts & Visual Arts → Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion photography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Models, Fashion
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Social aspects - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973
Crafts & Visual Arts → Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de, 1864-1901
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Advertising photography - Social aspect
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Feminism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Feminist motion pictures
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Photography - Social aspects - History
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Feminist motion pictures
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Voyeurism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Models, Fashion
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Perception
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Voyeurism
People → Bonnard, Pierre, 1867-1947
People → Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917
People → Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)