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Feb 14, 2023 · Months after the 100 th 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 wasn’t until 1928 that the majority of ...
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 ...
Oct 8, 2015 · The episode in Suffragette that covers the death of Emily Wilding Davison in June 1913, four days after she tried to grab the reins of the king’s horse at the Derby, is dramatically shot with the heavy thud of galloping hooves dominating. Original black-and-white footage of the funeral, rarely seen before, appears on the screen.
The British suffragettes of the early 20th century deserve a more honest, grounded depiction than that, and that's what director Sarah Gavron and writer Abi Morgan deliver. Their version of the ...
Oct 11, 2015 · Suffragette blows the dust off history in an involving, women-driven drama with a political thriller element and thought-provoking contemporary relevance for men and women equally.
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 ...
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Oct 22, 2015 · It does not quite have the grandeur and force of “Selma,” and the script has a few too many glowingly emotive speeches. The final turns of the tale are suspenseful, but also a bit frantic. But ...
