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Oct 8, 2015 · Scene from 'Suffragette'Suffragette sets out to tell the story of the ‘footsoldiers’ of the women’s suffrage movement. Director Sarah Gavon and writer Abi Morgan have therefore made the refreshing decision to avoid a more traditional focus on the famous Pankhurst family and the numerous well-dressed ladies who swelled the ranks of the ...
- The Weaker Sex? Violence and The Suffragette Movement
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- The Weaker Sex? Violence and The Suffragette Movement
Rated 4.5/5 Stars • 09/25/23. "Suffragette" is a British historical drama film about women's suffrage in the UK. It's a film made by women about women for everyone. The story takes place in ...
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Months after the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in the United States, and a week after the inauguration of the US’s first female Vice President, I found myself watching a movie, Suffragette, about the suffrage movement in the United Kingdom. Great Britain granted “certain women over age 30” the right to vote in 1918, but it wa...
I enjoy movies based on factual events, whether or not they are based on specific historical people. Emmaline Pankhurst, who founded and led the Women’s Political and Social Union, and Emily Davison were real people, but Maud and the rest of the characters are fictitious. The movie showed the hardship and heartache faced by women, particularly lowe...
Director:Sarah Gavron Cast:Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, with Meryl Streep Watched:January 26, 2021 Available on:Netflix My rating:4 stars Released in 2015
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Oct 11, 2015 · Director Sarah Gavron is impressively capable with both the character drama and big, tense set-pieces like the violently disrupted demonstrations, the militants’ “terrorist” acts and the ...
Oct 8, 2015 · Directed by Sarah Gavron (Brick Lane) with script by Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady), it tells the story of the militant suffragette movement in Edwardian Britain through the eyes of the working-class activists who risked so much to achieve their goals. The location is London and the central character is Maud Watts (an awards-worthy performance is ...
The film’s political argument is evident from these dates — a great deal has been achieved, but so much more needs to be done. Suffragette, therefore, succeeds both as a dramatic telling of historical events, and a reminder to never give up the fight and never surrender. Critical Movie Critic Rating: 4.
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Suffragette. Movies about political movements tend to have one of two problems: 1.) The film views the events through the filter of one individual’s experience, narrowing the scope. 2.) The film takes a rote, careful approach, sacrificing emotional complexity. “Suffragette,” detailing the push for women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom ...
