Welcome to Issue 22 of our journal! the editors October 2002 Editorial There is nothing connected with the staging of a motion picture that a woman cannot do as easily as a man. - Alice Guy-Blaché, 1913 As editors of the Special Women's Issue of Senses of Cinema, we could not h...
Max Ophuls: A New Art – But Who Notices? Tag Gallagher October 2002 Feature Articles Where cinema becomes music, entwining emotion and movement, Ophuls allows his female characters to hold centre stage.
For Wanda Bérénice Reynaud October 2002 Feature Articles Interweaving interview and autobiographical material with wide-ranging analysis, this is a pioneering study of a woman who sought to find a room of her own.
Barbara Steele’s Ephemeral Skin: Feminism, Fetishism and Film Patricia MacCormack October 2002 Feature Articles Led by the force and power of Barbara Steele's image, MacCormack steps beyond traditional feminist film theory to outline a new theory of desire and cinesexuality.
Asia Argento – Scarlet Diva Alan Jones October 2002 Feature Articles The daughter of Italian horror is a writer, director and actor in her own right.
Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times – Márta Mészáros interviewed Andrew James Horton October 2002 Feature Articles Long-time director Meszáros talks about filmmaking both during and post the Communist regime.
Baise-moi – A Personal Angry-Yet-Feminist Reaction Bérénice Reynaud October 2002 Feature Articles Though supportive of the film during its fight with the censors, Bérénice's disapproval is here established as she uncovers the subtle ideological workings behind the film.
Fresh Blood: Baise-moi Maximilian Le Cain October 2002 Feature Articles Drawing particular comparisons with Godard and Rivette, Max discusses the peculiar cinematic realism and energy of this contemporary cinema landmark.
Exile, Identity, Cinéma des copines: Women Filmmakers in Switzerland Suzanne Buchan October 2002 Feature Articles A critical analysis of the position of female filmmakers, past and present, in the small, historically male-dominated, Swiss national cinema.
I Scream In Silence: Sex, Death and the Sound of Women Dying (An excerpt) Philip Brophy October 2002 Feature Articles Terror or joy: a critical exploration into sexploitation, gender and the 'scream' in cinema.
Let’s Love Hong Kong Bérénice Reynaud October 2002 Feature Articles An introduction to the first film made in Hong Kong directed by a woman about women in love with each other.
Inhaling a Unique Atmosphere – Central and East European Film at the 37th Karlovy Vary Andrew James Horton October 2002 Festival Reports 4-13 July 2002 Festival website: www.iffkv.cz In the 1970s and ‘80s, a film in competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival was...
WOW International Film Festival – A Preview Samantha Murray October 2002 Festival Reports The WOW International Film Festival runs from 17- 20 October 2002 in Sydney, Australia, before embarking on a national tour. For more information...
3rd Annual Melbourne Underground Film Festival: A Report Albert Fung October 2002 Festival Reports It's no surprise that the third annual Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF) embraced sex and themed this year's Festival “sexuality”. Sex ha...
Armstrong, Gillian Helen Carter October 2002 Great Directors b. December 18, 1950, Melbourne, Australia filmography bibliography web resources Introduction My earliest understandings of film as a crea...
Campion, Jane Fincina Hopgood October 2002 Great Directors b. 30 April, 1954, Wellington, New Zealand filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources Jane Campion is Australasia's leadin...
Chabrol, Claude Richard Armstrong October 2002 Great Directors b. June 24, 1930, Paris, France. d. September 12, 2010, Paris, France filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources Along with F...
Cronenberg, David Ashley Allinson October 2002 Great Directors b. March 15, 1943, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources Keeping his Body of Work in Mind: A ...
Keaton, Buster Dan Callahan October 2002 Great Directors b. Joseph Frank Keaton b. October 4 1895, Piqua, Kansas USA d. February 1 1966, Los Angeles, California USA filmography bibliography articl...
Lang, Fritz Dan Shaw October 2002 Great Directors b. Friedrich Christian Lang b. December 5, 1890, Vienna, Austria d. August 2, 1976, Hollywood, California filmography bibliography articles...
Leone, Sergio Dan Edwards October 2002 Great Directors b. January 3, 1929, Rome, Italy d. April 30, 1989, Rome, Italy filmography bibliography web resources Sergio Leone is a filmmaker who sit...
Melville, Jean-Pierre Adrian Danks October 2002 Great Directors b. Jean-Pierre Grumbach b. Paris, France, October 20, 1917 d. Paris, France, August 2, 1973 filmography bibliography articles in Senses we...
Mizoguchi, Kenji Alexander Jacoby October 2002 Great Directors b. May 16, 1898, Tokyo, Japan d. August 24, 1956, Kyoto, Japan filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources “The comparison...
Obomsawin, Alanis Paul Williams October 2002 Great Directors b. August 31, 1932, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA. filmography bibliography web resources Alanis Obomsawin has become, perhaps, not only Can...
Varda, Agnès Helen Carter October 2002 Great Directors b. May 30, 1928, Ixelles, Belgium d. March 29, 2019, Paris, France filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources Discovering A...
von Trier, Lars Thomas Beltzer October 2002 Great Directors b. Lars Trier b. April 30, 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark filmography bibliography articles in Senses web resources Lars von Trier: The Little ...
Wishman, Doris Christopher J. Jarmick October 2002 Great Directors b. July 23, 1912, New York, New York, USA d. August 10, 2002, Miami, Florida, USA filmography sources for this profile articles in Senses w...
The Girls in the Back Room: Looking at the Lesbian Bar by Kelly Hankin Gaye Naismith October 2002 Book Reviews (Minneapolis/London: University of Minnesota Press, 2002) This book explores the representation of lesbian bars across various genres of film and i...
The Hidden Fortress Jaime N. Christley October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Hidden Fortress (Kakushi toride no san akunin) (1958 Japan 139 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: Toho Prod: Masumi Fujimoto, Akira Kurosawa D...
I Don’t Want to be a Man! Michael Koller October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film I Don't Want to be a Man! (Ich Möchte Kein Mann Sein) (1918 Germany 48 mins @ 18fps) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: Union Atelier Prod: Paul Davidso...
Wonder Bar David Boxwell October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film Wonder Bar (1934 USA 84 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: Warner Bros-First National Pictures Prod: Robert Lord Dir: Lloyd Bacon Dir, Chor & ...
The Band Wagon Joe McElhaney October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Band Wagon (1953 USA 112 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: MGM Prod: Arthur Freed Dir: Vincente Minnelli Scr: Betty Comden, Adolph Green Phot...
He and She: Weimar Screwballwerk: Viktor und Viktoria Rick Thompson October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film Viktor und Viktoria (1933 Germany 100 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: UFA Prod: Erich Pommer (uncredited), Eduard Kubat, Alfred Zeisler Dr, Sc...
The Typewriter, The Rifle, and the Movie Camera Peter Tonguette October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Typewriter, The Rifle, and the Movie Camera (1996 USA 55 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: BFI, Independent Film Channel Prod: Paula Jalfon, ...
Bi-Polar Gender-Blender: Sylvia Scarlett Peter H. Kemp October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film Sylvia Scarlett (1935 USA 95 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: RKO Prod: Pandro S. Berman Dir: George Cukor Scr: Gladys Unger, John Collier, Mort...
Rebellion Simon McLean October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film Rebellion (Joiuchi) (1967 Japan 128 min) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: TOHO/Mifune Productions Prod: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Toshirô Mifune Dir: Masaki Ko...
The Life of Oharu Acquarello October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Life of Oharu (Saikaku ichidai onna) (1952 Japan 133 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: Koi Pructions/Shintoho Prod: Hideo Koi, Kenji Mizoguch...
Merrill’s Marauders Kin Ferate October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film Merrill's Marauders (1962 USA 98 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: United States Pictures Prod: Milton Sperling Dir: Samuel Fuller Scr: Fuller, S...
The Gold Rush Dan Harper October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film The Gold Rush (1925 USA 80 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: Charles Chaplin Productions Prod, Dir, Scr, Ed: Charles Chaplin Phot: Roland H. Toth...
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Marco Lanzagorta October 2002 CTEQ Annotations on Film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999 USA/France 116 mins) Prod: Richard Guay, Jim Jarmusch Dir, Scr: Jarmusch Phot: Robby Müller Ed: Jay Rab...
Some Significant Women in Australian Film – A Celebration and a Cautionary Tale Jan Chapman October 2002 Australian Women From Lottie Lyell to Jane Campion, Australia's pre-eminent producer Jan Chapman surveys the contribution of women to the history of Australian cinema.
Celebrating Kate Howarde Ina Bertrand October 2002 Australian Women Ina Bertrand profiles an important cinematic pioneer, the first woman to write, produce and co-direct an Australian feature film.
Interview with Leah Purcell Rose Capp and Fiona Villella October 2002 Australian Women Writer, actor, and now director Leah Purcell talks to the co-editors about life, politics, talking tough to Phil Noyce and her documentary Black Chicks Talking.
A Brief Overview of The Work of Leslie Thornton Mary Ann Doane October 2002 Leslie Thornton: Experimental Discussing certain Thornton films, Doane praises highly their richness and groundbreaking aesthetic.
The Retreat of Signs and the Failure of Words: Leslie Thornton’s Adynata Mary Ann Doane October 2002 Leslie Thornton: Experimental Doane unravels the sensuality, intelligence and beauty of Adynata.
An Interview with Leslie Thornton Irene Borger October 2002 Leslie Thornton: Experimental Here Leslie talks insightfully about language, narrative, commodity culture and responses to her own films.
Some Girls are Bigger than Others: María Luisa Bemberg Hugo Salas October 2002 Filmmaker Profiles Exploring ideas of difference and the Other: Salas charts the particular feminism of Bemberg's cinema and its final accomplishment.
Uncommon Visions – The Films of Loretta Todd Jason Silverman October 2002 Filmmaker Profiles Rounded, fully apt overview of the life of a special and significant presence in Canadian cinema.
Border Crossings: Ann Hui’s cinema Freda Freiberg October 2002 Filmmaker Profiles Freda praises highly the cinema of Ann Hui, in particular, her tender, lyrical Song of the Exile.
A World Ruled by Hilarity: Gender and Low Comedy in the Films of Amy Heckerling Lesley Speed October 2002 Filmmaker Profiles Speed's critical analysis explores Heckerling's approach and unique contribution to the teen, comedy genre.
Maya Deren, Dance, and Gestural Encounters in Ritual in Transfigured Time Erin Brannigan October 2002 Filmmaker Profiles Simultaneously rhythmic and avant-garde, Erin emphasises the importance of dance to Deren's cinema.
The House that Mohsen Built: The Films of Samira Makhmalbaf and Marzieh Meshkini Adrian Danks October 2002 Filmmaker Profiles Adrian Danks explores the complex collaborative relationships that define the Makhmalbaf filmmaking dynasty.
The Zipper Leonard Michaels with an introduction by Noel King October 2002 Female Glamour and Star Power Meeting Rita Hayworth was a powerful, loaded moment for Michaels, and it's captured here in gorgeous literary style.
Career Girl: Tribute to Katrin Cartlidge Richard Armstrong October 2002 Female Glamour and Star Power Fitting tribute to the unique and talented British actress.
Super Slick Power Chicks: The New Force or Elaborate Parody? Angela Costi October 2002 Female Glamour and Star Power So who do young girls take as their role models? Angela discusses the results of a recent project on this very topic in addition to the recent book Girl Heroes.
What’s Sarong with this Picture? The Development of the Star Image of Dorothy Lamour Ethan de Seife October 2002 Female Glamour and Star Power Ethan de Seife examines the role of Hollywood studios in producing the contrived exoticism of Dorothy Lamour's star persona.
How Do You Solve a ‘Problem’ Like Maria von Poppins? Peter H. Kemp October 2002 Female Glamour and Star Power Peter Kemp argues for a more sophisticated understanding of Julie Andrews' appeal through a discussion of her two most famous screen characters.
Crazy Bloody Female Center: The Cinema of Nina Menkes Holly Willis October 2002 Nina Menkes: Experimental Precise and insightful discussion of the films of this intuitive, perceptive and innovative filmmaker.
