Film opens with shots of women wahsing clothes
looking up at them from a puddle - reflecting back on history
v/o mem speaking against women's vote
on screen text explains story - reminscent of shakespeare storytelling
shot of character undressing immediately focus pulls - opposes female gaze
character looks into doll store window as bells gongs, foreshadowing suffragette attack on store
male character sits at head of table
females repeatedly looked up to
brings up questions of law and establshment
husband controls money and makes son salute king
mom pulls son away from horse - freud refrence?
Bechdel test passed
Dark room red lighting conotes villainous characters
Man looked up to by camera reflecting character's fear
Predominately female roles
female characters start as camera's main focus once entering room but becomes swamped by male characters
Camera moves closer, ending with cu's on face + h&s
men lose power, become looked down on again by camera. Camera tracks in on her face as she takes full attention of room and audience. She is focus on screen but he is viewed over her shoulder.
Dark lighting when in bed with husband, somber
Female characters shown as good with kids, male characters show no interest
not super-fast cuts during violent scenes, gives feeling of classical horror genre
Hard, naturalistic lighting during interrogation
he holds power, but no light, she has streak across face
she drops to knees down to husbands level as he berates her
All gather for arrival of Pankhurst
Begins obscured by hat and door shutting - enigma
long drawn out shots create tension and action is contrasted by police approaching
umbrella and flame symbols of protection and safety after being kicked out
close up on eyes with his lips included in shot
he puts card between hands - she does not take it
Main character begins wearing more masculine seeming clothes: collars, overcoat and hat
Character leaving because of baby followed by shots of nature, washing on lines and children playing - connotes growth and change
i began crying when Maude's kid got taken
camera follows behind inspector, making him seem more important than audience
long shots for force-feeding, minimal sound design other than screaming
bev shot of spiralling staircase to show inspector losing control
quick cuts as deciding to attend derby, film's pacing increasing towards end
sound stops as Emily dies
She adopts coat as she adopts role
she sits in a large, dark church lit only by candlelight
Red jacket
White imagery
Camera blurs as she joins march, they all become one
cuts to archive footage of march
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