Female Filmmakers in Cannes Speak of Freedom and Its Price
thewrap.com#Cannes pic.twitter.com/VCEz0aI3BW“Holy Spider,” which screened on Sunday, was particularly overt in its discussion of violence against women, based on the true story of a serial killer who was supported by much of the public because he murdered prostitutes in the name of religion.
It was not even made by a female filmmaker, but by the Iranian-born, Denmark-based Abbasi, whose last trip to Cannes was with the startling “Border,” which became known for its scene of troll sex.
But many other films across the range of the festival dealt with issues of women’s oppression in ways both subtle and not so. “Corsage” by Austrian writer-director Marie Kreutzer – the title means “corset” and, well, you get the central image here – features a stunning performance by Vicky Krieps as the 19th-century Austro-Hungarian Empress Elisabeth.
The film represents a bold repositioning of a beloved royal figure in central Europe, one whose memory is preserved as on a cameo pin.
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