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The Woman Director: Lucky McKee (2011) Call Number: DVD-V LD LD11-1026
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When family man and lawyer Christopher Cleek comes into contact with a feral woman living in the woods near his isolated country home, he kidnaps her and puts her, and his family, through misery. The film approaches its familiar “material in such a unique and unhinged manner that the results become something of a masterpiece - a weird work of art, but a surreality to celebrate none the less” (Gibron, 2011).
Described “Like a hot poker in the eye of political correctness” in the New Zealand Film Festival brochure, The Woman is arty, edgy and essentially feminist.
Reference:
Gibron, Bill. “It's 'Twin Peaks' Meets 'Nell'...Only Nastier!: 'The Woman'”. www.popmatters.com. 14 Oct. 2011.
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