Because I am a Woman (2022)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because I’m a Woman is the English title of a documentary film which premiered in 2022. In 2024, it was shown on French and German television (arte).

 

Sexist insults and threats are a part of many women’s daily lives. But it seems women, who are leading a public life - such as journalists, activists, and politicians - experience these unpleasant phenomena even more than most and, unfortunately, the level of insults and threats seems to be rising.

 

This film covers this topic with examples from across Europe, especially France and Germany.

 

Here is some basic information about this film:

 

** German title: Feindbild Frau

** Writer and director: Ursula Duplantier

** Narrator: Carsten Crabbe

** Languages (1) French (2) German

** Subtitles: (1) English (2) German

** Run time: 52 minutes

 

Several persons are interviewed in the film

 

Here are the names of the participants

 

Taneshia Abt

Alice Barbe

Nicole Diekmann

Mélanie Gourarier

 

Susanne Kaiser

Veronika Kracher

Christoph May

Michele Meunier

 

Claudia Neumann

Julien Rochedy

Laurence Rossignol

Claudia Roth

 

Leila Slimani

Anne Spiegel

Margarete Stokowski

Daryush Valizadeh

Anna-Lena von Hodenberg

 

Archive footage is used between the talking heads. 

Archive footage is used to support and supplement the statements made by the participants. 

Archive footage is used when the narrator is talking.

 

What do reviewers say about this film?

 

On IMDb it has a rating of 61 percent, which corresponds to a rating of 3.1 stars on Amazon

 

In my opinion, this rating is too low.

 

The story of the rising level of sexist insults and threats against women is important. This story deserves to be told, and in this film, it is done very well.

 

I want to go all the way to the top with this product. I think it deserves a rating of five stars (100 percent).

 

REFERENCES

 

# 1. The following item is available online

 

Giovanna Coi

“Fears of women’s rights in peril if far right surges in EU election,”

POLITICO

08 March 2024

 

# 2. The following book is published in Germany

 

Feindbild Frau: Mannliche Sexualitat, Gewalt und die Abwehr des Weiblichen

By Rolf Pohl

(2002 = first edition)

(2019 = second edition)

 

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Feindbild Frau

The German title of a

documentary film

which premiered in 2022

 

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