Always an Angel, Never a God: Marilyn Monroe and Self-Determination in Bus Stop Claire White April 2023 CTEQ Annotations on Film The first time you see Marilyn Monroe as Chérie, the hillbilly chanteuse, she is sitting in a window having a quiet moment to herself. With her leg cocked up on the sill, skin exposed and fan in hand, her close...
The kids are not alright: Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, 1959) Claire White April 2020 CTEQ Annotations on Film “Children are always pretending,” Lora Meredith (Lana Turner) consoles her friend Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore) after the latter’s daughter, Sarah Jane (Karin Dicker), runs off crying, insisting she is white de...
