February 5
Theme: “Engendering Politics: Gender, Class and Power”
Film Screening & Discussion Session
Liu Institute, Caseroom, 16:00 – 19:00 hrs
Introduced by Dr. Rita de Grandis and Dr. Kim Beauchesne, Dept. of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies.
Film:
- “Miss Mary” (Argentina, 1986. Dir. María Luisa Bemberg.)
A young British woman is hired as a governess by a wealthy Argentine family. Through her position, she slowly sees how the upper class of society is slowly crumbling, and how a fascist movement is preparing to install itself in power [synopsis taken from IMDb].
Online Reviews:
- New York Times Review Click here.