
Where Are the Women? Lila & Eve
Its female protagonist and her female sidekick may be primarily defined as grieving mothers, but they do something with their grief.

Its female protagonist and her female sidekick may be primarily defined as grieving mothers, but they do something with their grief.

I’ve still got lots of goodies leftover after distributing Kickstarter rewards. So I’m happy to offer them to any and all now. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
This ranking is now complete with the addition of Best Documentary nominee The Salt of the Earth. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

Though the narration describes the male protagonist photographer’s wife as his essential collaborator, we see absolutely no evidence of this.

This is a movie in which a woman is instructed to “wait in the car” while the male protagonist goes inside to continue driving the story. And she does.

Runs right up to the notion that a woman could plausibly play the central heroic role but then backs off to engage in male-centered business as usual.

To add insult to the usual injury, one of the two female characters here is defined solely as the wife of a male protagonist… and he’s not even human.
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The six-month Kickstarter period for Where Are the Women? has now ended. But I’m going to continue with the project through the end of the year. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

Romance for the female coprotagonist isn’t the be-all and end-all of her existence, but rather something from which she draws inspiration for her life. [This post is not behind the paywall.]