2019 Film Reviews – 34: Elles [dir. Malgorzata Szumowska; 2011]
Although it doesn’t exactly make new observations about relations between the sexes, it cannot be denied that Szumowska’s Elles offers a succinct summary of themes that are always worthy of reappraisal: cycles of exploitation between men and women; gender-based hypocrisy in the sphere of work; sex as a form power. My objection is with the way in which the director has chosen to explore these … Continue reading 2019 Film Reviews – 34: Elles [dir. Malgorzata Szumowska; 2011]