The Female Gaze in Cinema Has Always Existed

We've been told the male gaze is default. But women filmmakers have been subverting it since the 1920s.

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Lucía FernándezArt correspondent and film critic.
10 min read
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We've been told the male gaze is default. But women filmmakers have been subverting it since the 1920s. A deep dive into a century of overlooked cinema.

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