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Sexual and Religious Identities in Film

Dan Byrnes FREN 398 May 2009. Sexual and Religious Identities in Film. There are different levels of sexuality. Here are four BASIC levels : Personal Attraction Lust Love. What Is Sexuality?. There are also different TYPES of sexuality: Heterosexuality Homosexuality Bisexuality

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Sexual and Religious Identities in Film

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  1. Dan Byrnes FREN 398 May 2009 Sexual and Religious Identitiesin Film

  2. There are different levels of sexuality. • Here are four BASIC levels: • Personal • Attraction • Lust • Love What Is Sexuality?

  3. There are also different TYPES of sexuality: • Heterosexuality • Homosexuality • Bisexuality • Pansexuality • Asexuality What Is Sexual Identity?

  4. There are many different types of religion in the world. • Here are a few of the largest ones: • Christianity • Judaism • Islam • Hinduism • Buddhism What is Religion?

  5. There are different levels of religion that people can identify with: • Title • Practice • Belief What is religious identity?

  6. There are many different genres of film. Some of these include: • Documentary • Drama • Comedy • Romance • Action • Science fiction cinema

  7. General sexuality - The cinema of Europe has the reputation of being more liberal than American cinema in terms of nudity and sexuality but less liberal in terms of depictions of violence. Homosexuality – The Teddy Award – Berlin International Film Festival Sexuality in European Cinema

  8. A Jihad for Love - American - 2007 - Parvez Sharma Films in this presentation • La Petite Jérusalem - French - 2005 - Karin Albou http://www.logoonline.com/video/a-jihad-for-love-full-documentary/1607744/playlist.jhtml

  9. Islam – Muslims believe that God revealed the Qur’an to Muhammad, God’s final prophet. • Sexuality • Homosexuality • The film’s mood and intentions • Serious • Revealing and shocking • Informational • Title – “a religious struggle” A Jihad for love

  10. South Africa - Muhsin

  11. Cairo, Egypt - Mazen

  12. Cairo, Egypt - Maryam

  13. Turkey – Ferda & Kiymet

  14. The documentary Privacy techniques Nondiagetic and diagetic music Characterization and emotions Other elements of the film

  15. “Noble in intention but crude in execution, Parvez Sharma's documentary about gay Muslim men and women chronicles a handful of outcasts and their personal "jihads" (in Arabic, the word means "struggle," not "holy war"). The accounts are powerful, but so many of the interviewees' faces are blurred to preserve their anonymity that it feels like you're watching the film through a shower curtain. Still, it's hard not to feel gutted when the daughter of a gay South African man tells him he should be stoned and thrown off a mountain, as the Koran instructs.” – Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly Criticism

  16. Judaism is a set of beliefs and practices originated in the Hebrew Bible; the covenantal relationship between the Children of Israel and God. • 2007 - 13.2 million people. 41% Israel, 40% US • Sexuality • Film’s moods and intentions • Enlightened • Empowering • Heroic • Theme - Conflict • Title – Love vs. Tradition LA petite Jerusalem

  17. The MAIN Conflict

  18. laura

  19. mathilde • Mathilde strictly abides by the traditions of the Torah, and believes sexual pleasure is forbidden. • Ariel does not want to ask his wife to do things in bed that only he enjoys, and has an extramarital affair. • Mathilde seeks advice from the woman at the mikvah, or ritual bath, who corrects her and reassures her that Jewish law does not forbid pleasure. • Mathilde gains more comfort, and her marriage is saved.

  20. Dramatization • Music • Characterization • Use of cold colors • Acting Other elements of the film

  21. “In "Little Jerusalem," a young Orthodox Jewish woman puts her faith in the Torah and the classics of European philosophy until neither suffices in the face of sexual desire. The film keenly juggles big issues, frank nudity, the specter of anti-Semitism in contempo France, and more. Scripter-helmer Karin Albou's assured feature debut, which explores compound emotional disarray, will be a conversation starter for fests in search of new talent and a given for Jewish fests. Juxtaposing the most ancient of rituals with modern concerns, the film sharply portrays a low-income suburb outside Paris that, for most viewers, will be a visit to another planet. Highlights include scenes at the ritual baths where an unnamed woman wonderfully played by Aurore Clement reminds sexually reserved Mathilde that God wants women to have a blast in the bedroom, assuring her that Jewish law is in favor of sexual pleasure -- within the confines of marriage. In what is arguably her best performance since "Van Gogh," Zylberstein brings Mathilde to life with grace and fervor. As the smart and beautiful but tortured Laura, Valette winningly conveys a serious teen's search for answers.” - Lisa Nesselson, Variety Criticism

  22. http://sherryx.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/capitalism-and-love-alternate-voices-on-valentine’s-day/http://sherryx.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/capitalism-and-love-alternate-voices-on-valentine’s-day/ http://www.imdb.com/media/rm737513984/tt0428965 http://thecia.com.au/reviews/l/little-jerusalem-petite-jerusalem.shtml Credit

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