Some Like It Hoe Flashcards
4 representations that appear in the movie
Dumb blonde
Broke musician
Italian American
Police
3 things that often feature in Billy Wilders films (Auter theory)
-Genre hybridisation
-anti authoritarian
-screwball comedy
When was the film set and why is this important?
-1920’s, probation- no drinking
Speak Easys
Things about male gaze:
-Laura mullet wrote a paper
-to be looked at ness
-spectator director, male characters
-segmentation
In MM exposition scene what are 3 key subjects:
-Male gaze, segmenting MMs legs and the sound of jazz as she comes through
-objectification by Jerry and Joe ‘like jello’ looking her up and down
-auteur theory, tight script dialog The mail boy then the quick decision made by Jerry
3 key things about te speak easy Scence
-1920 context probation drinking against the law
-representation of the police bad at their jobs
-Italian Americans stereotypes mr mosterella
How did billy wilder go against the studio system:
-Most films that included drag were forced to be limited and looked down upon however wilder wanted to make it a key part of the film
-he left paramount for allied artist and that’s when he made the movie
-most actors in the film also were independent
Historical context 2
- right after WW2 fear of comunism
-HAYS code drag
Political context 2
-Cold war, attacked society’s views on sexuality and women
-gender fluidity, consequence for those who defy roles
Production context 1
-Billy working with a small indie company called allied artists so we’re actors
Cultural context
-changing attitudes towards roles of gender and queer people
-comedy challenges social critiques
