Women In Film: Film clips for the class

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Avant-garde/ Auteur cinema

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Sequence Description Movie Length
1 Title sequence: the psychiatrist with her husband and three arrests: housewife, waitress, secretary A Question of Silence 7:30
2 After housewife Christine is introduced, flashback to her shopping with a stroller A Question of Silence 3:12
3 Janine interviews secretary Andrea's boss; flashback to corporation business meeting A Question of Silence 2:11
4 Images of Christine's and waitress Annie's home lives A Question of Silence 1:54
5 Flashback to murder A Question of Silence 2:16
6 "I don't think they're insane." Flashback to the murder and what each woman does afterwards" A Question of Silence 6:56
7 Janine and her husband in bed. Janine's images of each woman turning away A Question of Silence 3:48
8 Flashback to Andrea having sex as a prostitute A Question of Silence 1:27
9 Janine and Andrea: women's bond A Question of Silence 2:13
10 In court, Janine argues the women are not insane A Question of Silence 2:34
11 The laugh of Medusa A Question of Silence 4:29
1 Birth of the Alien from Kane Alien 2:37
2 Betrayal by Mother and Ash's attempt orally to rape Ripley with porn magazine Alien 8:02
3 Final battle between Ripley and Alien in the escape pod Alien 5:57
1 Ending: Ripley destroys the Alien mother in her womb by suicide Alien 3 8:47
1 From the opening of the eggs for potential victims to Ripley's basketball feats Alien Resurrection 3:08
2 Ripley kills her cloned selves Alien Resurrection 4:44
3 Ripley's affinity for her sister Alien Alien Resurrection 6:39
1 Opening sequence: Ripley as earth-mother Aliens 3:04
2 Ripley's nightmare Aliens 1:39
3 Birthing in the space ship; Vasquez's comments on Ripley and gender Aliens 2:12
4 Bishop's dexterity with a knife Aliens 2:46
5 The discovery of floating specimens; finding Newt Aliens 5:20
6 Entering the Alien mother's womb/tomb Aliens 9:19
7 Ripley and Newt betrayed by Burke Aliens 4:13
8 Ripley descends to save Newt Aliens 10:10
9 Final battle between Ripley and the Alien mother Aliens 6:02
1 From the beginning to Jeffrey's discovery of the ear Blue Velvet 5:12
2 Jeffrey as voyeur in Dorothy's apartment part 1 Blue Velvet 4:23
3 Jeffrey as voyeur in Dorothy's apartment part 2 Blue Velvet 8:59
4 Pussy Heaven Blue Velvet 6:30
5 Dorothy nude on Jeffrey's porch Blue Velvet 3:29
6 Final family gathering Blue Velvet 3:03
1 Meet Mattie, film noir femme fatale Body Heat 3:34
2 Ned crashes through Mattie's door Body Heat 5:41
3 Mattie and Ned begin to plot Edward's murder Body Heat 3:53
4 Dinner with Edward Walker: "to do what's necessary-whatever's necessary" Body Heat 4:30
5 Ned executing the plan Body Heat 4:02
6 Ned confronts Mattie: the boathouse at night Body Heat 7:05
7 Mattie: Is she happy? Body Heat 1:24
1 Where are we? In the closet with Violet's voice-over Bound 2:49
2 Violet is "so in awe of people who can fix things": Corky Bound 0:51
3 Violet offers Corky a drink and a peek at her labyris Bound 5:06
4 We make our own choices, we pay our own prices Bound 1:50
5 In the bar, Violet and Corky plot a new life Bound 4:04
6 The plan is cross-edited with its execution and a voice over Bound 6:06
7 Cesar kills the father and son Bound 3:29
8 Cesar discovers the plot Bound 4:42
9 Mickey: "They make us do stupid things." Bound 2:53
10 Violet: "Cesar, you don't know shit!" Bound 4:59
11 Corky: "You know the difference between you and me?" Bound 0:11
1 Title sequence: Brandon gets a manly makeover and leaves Lincoln, Nebraska for Falls City Boys Don't Cry 6:07
2 Brandon gets into a fight for Candice Boys Don't Cry 3:32
3 Bumper-skiing Boys Don't Cry 4:07
4 Brandon steals a ring for Lana Boys Don't Cry 4:09
5 Brandon crosses John, who had "no impulse control"; test of manliness Boys Don't Cry 4:09
6 Brandon and Lana become lovers Boys Don't Cry 2:32
7 Cross-cutting between Brandon and Lana and John's search for both Boys Don't Cry 3:54
8 Brandon: is she male or female? The ultimate test Boys Don't Cry 4:01
9 Cross-cutting between Brandon's rape and the police interrogation Boys Don't Cry 6:05
1 Celine plays Julie with Julie's boyfriend and rejects his proposal of marriage Celine and Julie Go Boating 4:35
2 Celine and Julie use the candy to remember events in the house Celine and Julie Go Boating 6:33
3 Julie plays Celine in her nightclub act and challenges the male spectators Celine and Julie Go Boating 7:29
4 Wetsuits and Witchcraft Celine and Julie Go Boating 6:04
5 Saving the little girl in the house of fiction, part I Celine and Julie Go Boating 5:08
6 Saving the little girl in the house of fiction, part II Celine and Julie Go Boating 8:35
7 Saving the little girl in the house of fiction, part III Celine and Julie Go Boating 6:59
1 Meet Phyllis, film noir femme fatale Double Indemnity 5:24
2 Phyllis' insurance plan: "a morgue job" Double Indemnity 5:13
3 Phyllis and Neff rendezvous and Neff begins to plot Double Indemnity 2:40
4 Phyllis and Neff meet at the supermarket Double Indemnity 2:39
5 The murder: Phyllis' close-up Double Indemnity 4:49
6 "I couldn't hear my own footsteps." Double Indemnity 1:12
7 Jerry's market and Keyes's suspicion Double Indemnity 2:45
8 "The last stop is the cemetery" Double Indemnity 6:34
1 S. Weaver as computer liaison Galaxy Quest 1:00
2 Fatal error: "Aren't they sweet?" Galaxy Quest 1:29
3 "Who wrote this?": the chopper Galaxy Quest 0:52
1 Airport: Howard and Chad criticize the effects of affirmative action on their manhood In the Company of men 2:23
2 Bar: Chad proposes to Howard a plan "to restore a little dignity to our lives." In the Company of men 3:14
3 Howard and Christine having lunch, sharing personal histories In the Company of men 2:33
4 Office party - Howard in a party hat In the Company of men 0:49
5 Howard on the phone In the Company of men 2:22
6 Chad venting to Howard on the roof about what it means to be in the company of men In the Company of men 2:39
7 Chad humiliates the black intern Keith In the Company of men 4:15
8 Chad enjoys crushing Christine In the Company of men 5:23
9 Chad enjoys crushing Howard In the Company of men 5:05
1 Title sequence Kiss the Girls 2:13
2 "Please Talk to me!" Kiss the Girls 1:15
3 Kidnapping Kate McTiernan Kiss the Girls 4:05
4 Kate waking imprisoned Kiss the Girls 3:21
5 Circular shot of police: from Casanova to Alex Cross; Kate escapes Kiss the Girls 5:32
6 Heroine Kate hypnotized: He has no face. Kiss the Girls 2:25
7 Cross's interrogation of Wick Kiss the Girls 3:43
8 Naomi playing violin for the Gentleman Caller Kiss the Girls 1:39
9 Kate welcomes Casanova Kiss the Girls 9:53
1 Paul and Jeanne meet, have sex in the apartment Last Tango in Paris 3:59
2 Paul proposes sex without names, without language Last Tango in Paris 3:02
3 Jeanne and Paul exchange histories Last Tango in Paris 7:33
4 Paul with Rose's lover Last Tango in Paris 5:50
5 Paul bathes Jeanne Last Tango in Paris 3:15
6 Paul with Rose's corpse Last Tango in Paris 5:20
7 Paul pursues Jeanne to his death Last Tango in Paris 6:51
1 Meet neurotic Charlotte Vale Now, Voyager 1:12
2 Charlotte Vale's makeover or playing Renee Beauchamps Now, Voyager 3:21
3 Interpreting desire through dreams Now, Voyager 1:43
4 Charlotte declares her independence Now, Voyager 2:41
5 Charlotte's desire; her mother's death Now, Voyager 4:55
6 Tina's makeover Now, Voyager 2:33
7 Charlotte's sacrifice Now, Voyager 3:26
1 "It's all about money." Pretty Woman 3:15
2 Vivian as the working girl Pretty Woman 2:08
3 Embattled masculinity: Edward can't drive a stick shift Pretty Woman 3:11
4 Vivian as screwball heroine Pretty Woman 2:47
5 Shopping Rodeo Drive- the first time Pretty Woman 3:02
6 Vivian's makeover Pretty Woman 1:53
7 "We both screw people for money." Pretty Woman 2:28
8 Vivian learns how to shop Pretty Woman 4:25
9 The opera and Vivian's innate nobility Pretty Woman 3:36
10 Edward makes peace with patriarchy Pretty Woman 3:12
11 Who saves whom? Pretty Woman 3:42
1 Thelma as housewife/Louise as waitress Thelma and Louise 2:05
2 The women pack and leave Thelma and Louise 2:02
3 The rape of Thelma and Louise shoots Harlan Thelma and Louise 4:21
4 Thelma's phone call to Darryl, meeting with J.D. Thelma and Louise 5:17
5 Slocum in Louise's apartment Thelma and Louise 0:40
6 Thelma in bed with J.D. Thelma and Louise 2:40
7 Thelma robs a convenience store; the men watch Thelma and Louise 3:09
8 First meeting with truck driver Thelma and Louise 1:11
9 Second meeting, followed by confrontation with policeman Thelma and Louise 8:04
10 Third and final meeting with truck driver Thelma and Louise 4:44
11 Let's keep going. Thelma and Louise 2:57
1 Title sequence: La Boheme + Psycho = Thriller Thriller 5:19
2 The plot of the opera La Boheme in the heroine Mimi's voiceover Thriller 3:25
3 They were making something in their studio: the male artist, the male philosopher. Mimi asks: "What if I had been the subject instead of its subject?" Thriller 5:50
4 Mimi asks about the prostitute Musetta: "Was she the victim also?" Thriller 1:37
5 Mimi says, "Suddenly I understand," and rewrites La Boheme from a Marxist and feminist perspective. Thriller 3:19
6 Mimi says, "Yes, it was murder" and regrets never making friends with the other woman in the story--Musetta. Thriller 0:38
1 Title sequence: domestic violence Tumbleweeds 3:44
2 Mary Jo meets her Marlboro man on the road Tumbleweeds 3:29
3 Blue Saloon with Laurie / Pink Motel with Jack Tumbleweeds 3:26
4 Mary Jo quits her job with the condescending little pervert Tumbleweeds 2:20
5 Life with Jack Tumbleweeds 3:11
6 Mother and daughter Ava in mirror Tumbleweeds 1:16
7 Learning how to kiss Tumbleweeds 2:57
8 A visit from Auntie Rose; mother and duaghter have fun Tumbleweeds 2:36
1 Credit sequence Vertigo 2:43
2 Midge draws a brassiere, Scottie needs support Vertigo 3:06
3 Scottie meets Madeleine at Ernie's Vertigo 1:37
4 The mirror in the flower shop and the man's gaze Vertigo 1:10
5 Image of Carlotta in the art museum Vertigo 1:56
6 Scottie saves Madeleine from drowning Vertigo 2:19
7 Redwood forests and previous lives Vertigo 3:40
8 Scottie's vertigo, Madeleine's fall Vertigo 3:43
9 Scottie's nightmare Vertigo 1:30
10 Judy's flashback Vertigo 4:12
11 Judy's makeover Vertigo 2:15
12 The dead Madeleine returns Vertigo 2:51
13 Judy's fall. Final shot of Scottie Vertigo 6:03