Diplomatie

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DiplomatieUn très bon film qui a déjà paru à Hanover au festival Telluride au mois de décembre. Bien qu’on connaisse l’historique, il y avait quand même une atmosphère de suspens inattendu.  Les deux acteurs principaux sont très habiles.  On ressent bien la pièce d’où vient le film: une pièce, deux hommes.  Mais le film a pu mettre en évidence la ville de Paris qui joue un rôle important.

L’histoire a des éléments vrais.  Choltitz a eu des réunions avec consul suédois Raoul Nordling mais vraisemblablement sans passage secret. Quelques monuments étaient bien minés, et Choltitz aurait peut-être pu les faire sauter, mais il y a des doutes sur l’ampleur et l’efficacité de ses projets.

 

Citizenfour

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A documentary about Edward Snowden – but well done in a very artsy way.  Those in our group who were not familiar with him left somewhat confused.

She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry

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She's Beautiful When She's Angry

She's Beautiful When She's AngryThis documentary showed the development of the feminist movement in the 60’s, starting essentially as a splinter from anti-war protests.  The movie started with contemporary footage from Texas, where women were protesting the restrictions on abortion.  Thus rights thought firmly entrenched must be continually defended.

It was especially interesting to see the footage of the young women from 50 years ago, and then recent interviews, as they reflected back.

I also didn’t realize that Our Bodies Our Selves started back then, essentially as a group of women each taking a topic and researching, as they didn’t have access to good information.

Some other aspects that came into play were groups for black women and lesbians, as they formed parallel groups to address their concerns.

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“Woman with banner” Photo credit: Virginia Blaisdell

We should watch this to remember that so much of women’s right is only too recent, and all too fragile in this conservative environment.