#motherhood in cinema

[dgspeaks]

Finding Strength: A Review of "A Thousand and One"

Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival and winning the prestigious Grand Jury Prize, “A Thousand and One” is a captivating drama that explores the themes of family, resilience, and identity. Directed by A.V. Rockwell, this powerful film delves into the complexities of motherhood and the indomitable spirit of survival in the face of adversity. A Story of Unwavering Determination “A Thousand…

[gregor-samsung]

Ayrılık / Die Fremde [When We Leave] (Feo Aladag, 2010)

[satin-carmin]

Veins of the earth, dir. Byambasuren Davaa, 2020

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I really enjoy "Monkey Business" (1952) because of course, Ginger was insanely beautiful, it's like she got more beautiful as she aged for a long time. She was so beautiful in the 1930s but she got even more and differently beautiful in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, she was truly gifted a unique and butterfly-like splendor, she could pull off everything! 💖

But the reason I really, really enjoy "Monkey Business" is because it's basically a movie-taped version of childhood-regression and it's so fun to watch and so immensely beautiful! 😍 I could watch a 10-hour movie of just Ginger being in her child-self. She's adorable and completely lovely, it makes me so happy to just watch her unbounded self. ☺️ I can only deduce that her child-parts were pretty close under the surface as well and I relate to that so much and I love it! 🥰

The combination with Cary Grant also worked pretty well, not necessarily as an overwhelmingly romantic pairing, I can't really ship them. But in a comedic sense and in balancing each other out, especially for the childhood-parts. They really worked well together as 'kids' basically (and also as a friendly kind of spouses). 😄

One could also say that she did this age-regression with Fred too (in "Carefree" especially but in "Follow the fleet" too) and also when I'm thinking about "The major and the minor".

I think Ginger had this child-like spirit kept pretty alive in her and it seems to have been one of her life's themes too, which I love.

And lastly I really need to mention how most wonderful Ginger was with that baby in the last part of the film, the baby was cuter than the one she had in "Bachelor Mother" (1939) too, in my opinion. Her age for this and her interactions with that baby were perfect I think. 💗 Ginger so deserved to be a mother! 😭🤧😊😍

I can only recommend watching this movie very much. If you're not a Ginger-fan already, you might grow to like her even more with this cute and lighthearted little movie. 😊😄

[wisterianwoman]

Barbie Movie: an unexpected perspective on life and womanhood

I didn't expect the Barbie movie to be a cinematic masterpiece that shatters stereotypes, celebrates motherhood, and unravels life's mysteries. Prepare to be moved, inspired, and forever changed. #BarbieMovie #Empowerment #MovieMagic

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. a movie I didn’t plan on changing my life The Barbie movie. If you haven’t seen it yet, you’ve certainly heard about it. Admittedly, I was talked into going. When I heard the words “Barbie” and “movie” together in a sentence, I made a couple of assumptions. First, that it was a movie for kids; and secondly, that it would be full of the usual tropes we see from Barbie.…

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"Aren't you his mother?" On Sons, Mothers, & Rosemary's Baby

“Aren’t you his mother?” On Sons, Mothers, & Rosemary’s Baby

My mother doesn’t do horror. If it’s scarier or gorier than a Hitchcock thriller, good luck getting her to watch. I’m pretty sure she’s scarred to this day from joining my father and I to see Blade II in theaters. It wasn’t the last Del Toro picture I convinced her to see, but it was certainly the last time she ever saw a spine exposed in an underground vampire BDSM club. While she likely hasn’t…

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On a lighter note, i finally get to see tbosas tomorrow, that's a yay for me

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"It taps into so many elements of what it is to be a woman" Sophie Von Haselberg on Give Me Pity

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[theghostofwilburtheworm]

Barbie movie is goood!!!! 👍🔥🔥also oughhgh

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This image does not belong to me… it is from Sopita Pog and you can follow it on Instagram.

If there is something that as humans identifies us as such; It is the fact that thanks to our emotions and feelings we can recognize our own humanity. A person in constant growth must know that this is elementary. This and the fact that being sociable beings and living in a community (it's not my thing, look for related information and you'll have to agree with me) we have that tendency and need to live in groups, live with others, relate technically.

All this forms that inevitable process; growing up And although this is palpable, it has been part of many stories, part of the narrative from reading, cinema, series, etc… I explain this so that you understand my point. If we live it, it is nothing out of the ordinary, it is not wrong, nor is it bad, that growth is experienced by the characters that we like so much. A growth that allows them to improve or worsen. In the case of Din, Grogu and Bo, it's a blessing that this growth goes straight to something positive.

It irritates me that they want to deny that possibility to these characters and continue pigeonholing them into "I'm the tough one, the tough one, the one who's never going to get better and that's fine."

It is definitely throwing away the entire process experienced in the seasons or the content. It is not understanding that "being someone powerful" does not only consist of an important position, having a lot of money, causing fear in others, etc etc… the true intention of having power, of being powerful, of feeling fulfilled is to be happy, to live a change, having friends or a partner or family, not always ending up alone, having others who contribute to you, and that you know that empowers you, enriches you, not only materially.

Well, it is appreciated that Din and Grogu are together because that was always the purpose, denying Grogu or wanting to throw him away is ruining the series, it is wanting to spoil Din and his new path. Now to say that Bo Katan, they only want to pigeonhole her into being Din's girlfriend or just being Grogu's mom… it seems ridiculous to me and a pathetic and meaningless argument.

If you know Bo's story, everything she has experienced and that she has always been surrounded by war, you will understand her point when she said it in "Clone Wars" "I would like to be good at something else, not just fighting."

I said it before, I say it now and I will continue to say it; If by her own decision she wanted to continue as Mandalore, retire, be alone, or be with Din, her right is and she has it and has earned it. Taking care of Grogu, being his friend and betting on the role of mother does not make her weaker or less important; on the contrary, the desired motherhood is a blessing, a right that many people like to minimize. A very important act of love and responsibility, a high position that not everyone fulfills and the fact that she decides and applies it does not make her any less and it is very wrong that people take it that way, interpret it that way and want to impose it. as such. Mothers have an important role in our lives, in our environment, obviously in this content, if you don't believe me, just go check out this great character from Hera Syndulla. I applaud the fact that this line of growth is visible.

I applaud you for bringing Din and Bo closer and making the possibility of them being together, walking and continuing to grow together visible and palpable. Because growing is an internal process but there is always the option of not experiencing this process alone. And with Grogu by the hand, what better

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Une famille à louer [Family for rent] (Jean-Pierre Améris, 2015)

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The Front Room #CVReview

I really enjoyed the formula for "The Front Room" - the Egger's Brothers miscegenial cautionary tale showing the realities of taking care of aging relatives, the type of beta-male cuck's U.S. negroid women tend to pursue when it comes to them attempting to lighten the shade of their family tree and (as Perkins did earlier this year with "Long Legs") show how evil Boomer parents are and how much of a nightmare a live-in in-law stands to be.

Not much supernatural, mystified, crap takes place in the Eggers Brothers script. "The Front Room" is very down to earth as any fantastical dream sequence can be chalked up to post-partum delusions.

Brandy is so sexy in this film showing off her round, pregnant, belly that I had to watch the film about three times in a loop and still did not want to leave the theater !

Marcelo Zarvos provides an unsettling, pulse pounding soundtrack for nearly every uncomfortable conversation Brandy's character has or uncomfortable situation she gets into - and it's alot of them !

From Kathryn Hunter's Solange and her incontinence stinking up the room as much as her religious zealotry and Daughters of The Confederacy history to Belinda (Brandy)'s quest for motherhood encapsulating with both her and her husband barely making it in the East Coast and not having the gall to actually grow a pair - this movie shows a embellished version of modern marriage and the blended family, but for those who lived something similar to the situations in Egger's script, "The Front Room" is far from extreme.

And as long as films like "The Front Room", "A Quiet Place Day One" and other such miscegenial films before it show the realities of Caucazoid-male relations with Negroid females, I'm finding myself less upset with the idea.

I can deal with a caucazoid being portrayed as a beta male in European cinema if they grab up a divestor. It's a stereotype I'm happy to see on the screen, especially if it means I get to see a pregnant negroid in distress.

I can live with and love "The Front Room". I don't get to do that everytime I hit the box office. But the opportunity is always there, and the Eggers capitalized off the lack of challengers in a quiet weekend fresh off the heels of the summer blockbuster season.

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C.V.R. The Bard

7th/Sept.2k24

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That's my Barbie! (Go Barbie, Go Barbie!)

[Barbie spoilers underneath the cut.]

It’s been a week since I watched “Barbie” in the cinemas! I absolutely loved the aesthetic, the story, the takeaway messages, and the performances. This movie is EVERYTHING! The performances of Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, and Michael Cera definitely stood out. That monologue Gloria gave definitely hits the spot (and what we’re all thinking.)

I also had a lot of Barbies growing up so this definitely healed my inner child, my inner little girl and got myself tickled pink.

It also made me realize that Barbie is often misunderstood. In that one scene, Sasha criticizes Barbie for “setting feminism 50 years back” because of the “unrealistic” beauty standards she put women in. But the question is, why are we focusing on how she looks? She’s a doll, so she won’t realistic. But the idea behind her? That dolls aren’t just babies for motherhood simulations, and that we can imagine whatever *we* want to be when playing with them? That’s powerful and that’s what we should focus on. 😌

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for the filme asks - 12, 14 and 15

12) A film whose main genre is Horror/Thriller

Everyone give it up for Playdurizm (2020)! Incredible debut feature by Gem Deger. The tagline is "Fear. Lust. Violence!" and that's what you get. Trippy and dream-like. Many a content warning but if you're interested just ask me.

Sound of Violence (2021) features Yellowjacket's Jasmin Savoy Brown as a music student who'd do anything for her art. Parts of this are a little silly but if you buy into it you're up for a really good time. Bonus points for toxic yuri.

On the thriller front I recommend Hard (1998). Low-budget movie about a closeted gay cop hunting a serial killer. Should be better-known in queer sicko circles and among queer horror fans.

Recommending a short film because more people should watch The Mark of Lilith (1986). Part video essay, part lesbian horror movie this short says so many things that we still need to hear and talk about. I am so happy the BFI released a restored version of this a few years ago, otherwise this might have been lost to time like so many great works of queer and black cinema.

14) A film whose main genre is Science Fiction

Space Sweepers (2021)!! One of my favourite feel-good sci-fi movies.

I have a soft spot for Kaboom (2010) because it was one of my first Araki movies. It's has his signature weirdness but it's, imo, more approachable than some of his 90s stuff (which, to be clear, I also love.)

I want to give a shoutout to afrofuturism with Dirty Computer (2018) and Space is the Place (1974). The latter is strange, to say the least, but the impact it had on space jazz and afrofuturism is undeniable.

15) A film whose main genre is Fantasy

Thank you for giving me a chance to recommend Captain Faggotron Saves the Universe (2023). I am so amazed that this movie was made in Germany. I gave it two stars on Letterboxd but I have not stopped thinking about it since I first saw it. Low-budget fantasy comedy about a closeted homophobic priest, his gay superhero best friend and his ex, the alien Queen Bitch. If midnight screenings were a thing in Germany this would become an instant cult classic.

As Boas Maneiras (2017) straddles the line between fantasy and horror but I'd categorise it more as fantasy. Very distinctly cut into two parts, part one is a lesbian love story, part two a story about motherhood.

Another Brazilian film in two parts (this time actually with two different sets of characters and different settings) is Cidade; Campo (2024). While it is classified as drama, it has enough fantasy elements to count as fantasy imo. Dreamy meditations on what it means to exist at the end of the world.

Ask me a number and I'll respond with a movie recommendation

[greypetrel]

Orana, Morrigan, and Arwen for the character thing 💗 (and I hope your day is going well!)

Hello, Mo!

Thank you, my day... Well, has gone well, thanks xD I hope yours is going splendidly and you're having a wonderful Sunday and your throat is better!

This the tag game

Orana:

First impression: She made me sad and made all my protec instincts kick instantly.

Impression now: Same as above, i think she got herself in a terrible situation... Which could have been her saving grace, with a good job. I hope she'll have all the therapy she needs and will find all the happiness in the world.

Favorite moment: She has such little moments in the game! I like how she settles down in the Hawke mansions tho, and people making references to her.

Idea for a story: I'd LOVE to read something about her and Fenris interact and bond, honestly. Or with Leandra! Or like... Some story with her as the main character.

Unpopular opinion: I haven't read many opinions about her to know if any of mine would be unpopular? I think that with time and much sureness in herself and her capacities and in how the world isn't scary, she'll make a life for herself... Even outside the Hawkes.

Favorite relationship: I would have loved to see more of her interacting with Leandra, honestly.

Favorite headcanon: Bodahn instantly adopting her as well.

Morrigan:

First impression: Honestly I though that oh no here comes the local hypersexualised lady with boobs out in the air for reasons. Then she started speaking and between the voice, the vocabulary and her personality... Listen, Alyra wasn't as abrasive as she is now in my first plans. She became like so in my attempt to trigger the romance with Morrigan. I don't accept that it couldn't happen, no. We scammed children for her, so in my head she's bi.

Impression now: I think she's one of the most interesting characters in the saga, characterisation and morality-wise. She's rough around the edges and I love how she really had not a redemption arc but stayed as she was. Just milder with age and motherhood, but still strong in her convinctions.

Favorite moment: The reunion in Witch Hunt? MORRIGAN PLZ DON'T GO WE'RE FRIEND. Her whole positive relationship with the Warden honestly is something I love. But also her talking about Skyhold... aaaaaaaaaaaaah plz tell me more about the lore.

Idea for a story: I'd love to see something more about her life in Orlais.. And to have some headcanon about what happen to make Leliana so angry at her. But also her keeping in contact with the Warden in spite of everything. Writing and writing and telling how Kieran's is doing and how she's doing, and them visiting Amaranthine in all secrecy to visit "Aunt/Uncle Warden".

Unpopular opinion: *places a wooden casket in the middle of the square. Hops on it and clears her throat* The Dark Ritual was NOT a betrayal. (particularly because... You can say no and she will be sad because she doesn't want you to die, but she won't force anyone). ALSO: it should have been written WAY better, but I think there was a way to make her drinking from the Well of Sorrow a viable solution for a Lavellan Inquisitor.

Favorite relationship: I love seeing her with Kieran, she's just... A good mom.

Favorite headcanon: I think she's always been motherly. In the way some neglected children are: they know what it means to not be taken care of, and will do it. She's the one who cooks for the group after Ostagar. She stays on the sidelines of the camp, but will guard said sidelines. She just has her way to be unseen when caring about others, because she naturally does it, but doesn't know how to express it without sounding weak to her ears.

Arwen:

First impression: My first approach to Tolkien was seeing the Fellowship of the Ring movie. I was starstruck when she appeared and in the river scene, I remember playing Arwen for LONG after I saw the movie (and until The Two Towers was out in cinemas and Eowyn became my favourite)

Impression now: I love her still, your honour. Eowyn may be closer to my heart, but you can't honestly hate Arwen. Tolkien knew how to write women. It's true that there could be more! But the ones we have? One stronger than the other, even the ones, like Arwen, that doesn't participate in battles. Galadriel in Rings of Power is 10 times a woman from a Tolkien book than Tauriel ever was. Arwen is intelligent and clever and a good Queen in the book, and she deserves more credit. She's strong in her own way, she's just the Healer of the group that stays out of the action.

Favorite moment: As for above, I know it's from the movie but I'm affectionate. "If you want him, come and claim him."

Idea for a story: Boromir lives. Boromir gets absolutely rabid about Eowyn making heart eyes at Aragorn. Boromir yells at Aragorn to tell her to stop, that he's old and has a girlfriend he loves. Aragorn doesn't want to hurt Eowyn's feelings and she doesn't listen ("Age is relative and well your girlfriend isn't here..."). Boromir writes to Arwen (Legolas, the little shit that he is, gives him the address). Arwen travels south and single-handedly fixes EVERYTHING by herself. Because you know. Women in Tolkien are a few because otherwise there wouldn't be a story, they would just fix things without even getting their hair in disarray.

Unpopular opinion: I get rabid every time someone says she's a bad character in the book and that the movie did her more justice. No. Sorry, but no. You can like Movie!Arwen better, that's fine. Book!Arwen is not worse. Take Arwen away from the book and good luck in having Aragorn move his royal butt and stop being your local Bear Grylls.

Favorite relationship: I'd love to see her interact with her brothers, honestly.

Favorite headcanon: She'll be an active part in politics when she'll become Queen. She's an elf, she's educated, she'll be a great Queen and will be listened and loved and cherished. Also, as children she was more destructive than her siblings. She had the worst plans, but she was better at playing the innocent, cute child with Dad Elrond and always got clean and never got punished.