The Hand That Touches the Arm
Calac Nogueira / United States, Brazil / 2022 / World Premiere / 13 min.
synopsis
A compilation of scenes from classic Hollywood films, in which a man is touching a woman’s elbow, attributes a deeper meaning to the simple gesture. It does not matter if the man is helping the woman to get on a train or if he is assaulting her; the gesture gradually becomes more and more sinister, emphasizing sexist subtext, ubiquitous in classic Hollywood cinema.“One of the things we learn in movies directed by men is what the ‚fantasy woman‘ is. What we learn in movies directed by women is what real women are about.“ (Jane Campion)
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Source: https://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/7660-jane-campion
biography
Brazilian director Calac Nogueira (b. 1987) is a PhD student at the University of Washington and his academic interests include depicting everyday life in avant-garde, post-war and contemporary cinema. He is also interested in media archeology.more about film
| director: | Calac Nogueira |
| producer: | Calac Nogueira |
contact
Calac Nogueira
calac2@gmail.com
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2022 |
| section: | Ji.hlava Online, Short Joy |
| language: | English |
| subtitles: | No Subtitle |
| colour: | Colour and B&W |
Info
| director: | Calac Nogueira |
| original title: | The Hand That Touches the Arm |
| country: | United States, Brazil |
| year: | 2022 |
| running time: | 13 min. |
