The oppression of women can mainly be seen in the behavior of women themselves
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The oppression of women can mainly be seen in the behavior of women themselves |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1970 |
| length | 64 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hellmuth Costard |
| script | Hellmuth Costard |
| production | Hellmuth Costard on behalf of Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) |
| camera | Hellmuth Costard |
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Christoph Hemmerling : The housewife | |
The oppression of women can be seen primarily in the behavior of women themselves. A German television film by director Hellmuth Costard from 1969. Costard also wrote the script and operated the camera. The only actor is Christoph Hemmerling in the role of the housewife. The film premiered in the Federal Republic of Germany on January 26, 1970 on ARD television.
action
The everyday life of a housewife is depicted - starting with breakfast and the partner's departure and ending with the preparations for dinner together. In between there are everyday chores such as making beds, tidying up, washing up and other household chores. The daily routine of a woman in a household without children leaves enough time for herself, which she fills out less purposefully by dawdling around a bit, getting ready, enjoying idle time and, among other things, masturbating in front of the mirror.
criticism
“Experimental film by the Hamburg avant-garde director Hellmuth Costard about the monotony of ordinary life: for minutes the camera observes the futile efforts of a woman (played by a man) to get her household tidy. Less convincing due to its socio-critical thesis, the film stimulates the awareness of ingrained viewing and action habits through aesthetic provocation. "
“Using the example of the everyday life of a housewife portrayed by a man, the claim made in the title should be proven. A boring and in every respect cheap film that one should [...] quickly forget. "
"The film is a fine example of Costard's endeavors to torpedo viewing and staging habits with simple and witty alienations, to unmask manipulations in a playful way and to move the audience to their own conclusions in an entertaining way."
Web links
- The oppression of women can be seen especially on the behavior of women themselves in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Long review in the Evangelischer Film-Beobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 489/1969, p. 484.
- ↑ Lexicon of International Films , rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 4002.
- ↑ Jan Gympel: Costard's complete works: "The oppression of women can be seen above all in the behavior of women themselves" . The daily mirror of July 12, 2000.