6th December 2023
Portrait of a Lady
Title of film: Miu Miu Presents Women's Tales #26, Stane
Director: Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
Production Company: Hi Production, Eclectica
The illusory concept of female power within a patriarchal system, domestic violence, infidelity, immigrant culture, coming of age… director Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović isn’t one to shy away from difficult topics. Instead, these themes become the basis of beautifully observed, filmic portraits of women, in all their angst-ridden, conflicted, paralysed glory. Fiercely committed to portraying truths, she lets her characters lead the way – and the resulting films, be they features or fashion shorts, create a sense of something close to magic. Just don’t call her a feminist filmmaker.
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