Etiqueta: Feminism
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Clara Lyndon’s Silence (El silencio de Clara Lyndon) (Film)
Her talent allowed her to lead the life she wanted. A lover and a secret changed her destiny forever. Clara Lyndon is an elderly woman living in England who has just been released from the hospital. Luckily, her granddaughter Máire has been by her side through it all. During one of her episodes of confusion,…
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Sour Milk (La mala leche)
Since when did being a mother and sexual desire not coincide? Nani is a young woman who is going through motherhood for the first time. This makes her suffer from mood swings and sudden bursts of anger and anxiety for reasons ranging from unresolved sexual desires, fear of death, subtle male chauvinism or…
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The Light Shines for Them (Brilla la luz para ellas)
The history of the female rock musicians in Argentina. The role of women in the rock industry has always been eclipsed by the presence of men. Their incorporation to the music scene went hand in hand with the different feminist movements in the second half of the 20th century. The Light Shines for Them covers…
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Women with Big Eyes (Mujeres de ojos grandes)(TV Series)
37 different women, all in search of one thing in common: liberation. 37 rural women held back by dominant and sexist men, preventing them from ever moving forward. These women lived between the 1910s and the 1940s in the little town of Puebla, Mexico, and destiny had reserved them a life confined to…
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Not All Kisses are the Same (No todos los besos son iguales)
I´m so fed up: so many men in the world and not one can wake me up? Once upon a time, there was not-so-traditional Sleeping Beauty. She managed to open her eyes after a spell had condemned her to sleep for a century. But, she was still very sleepy and wanted to feel fully awake.…
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The Doctor (La doctora)
Together they will fight for their dream. A woman's struggle to practice her profession in the Spain of 1950. In the Spain of the 1950s, a first generation of women began to practice medicine. They were the pioneers in a territory still treasured by men and in which they were intruders. Inspired by the actual…
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Alfonsina and the Road (Alfonsina y la carretera)
The first woman who took part in the Tour of Italy. When they reached the finish line, she had overtaken him by a length of an entire bike. She cut the rope with her hands in the air, laughing and crying, free like she had never been. Organizers, little boys, everyone, jumped back and said…
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The Empty Womb (El vientre vacío)
Maternity: portrait of a generation Many women nowadays want to have children but their economic situation does not allow them to. Plenty of women between 30 and 50 have seen themselves forced to abandon their dream of being mothers for not being able to afford a child. Many others opted for alternatives as in vitro…
