Disturbing types: gender stereotypes and the short film

Conn Holohan

doi:10.1386/sfs.1.2.287_1

ISSN: 2042-7824
E-ISSN: 2042-7832

Disturbing types: gender stereotypes and the short film
By Conn Holohan¹
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¹ National University of Ireland, Galway
Source: Short Film Studies, Volume 1, Issue 2, Feb 2011, p. 287 - 290
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/sfs.1.2.287_1
Language: English
- Published online: 01 Feb 2011

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Sunday presents us with a moment of character revelation that undermines the gender stereotypes that have dominated Irish cinema. Its force lies in its refusal to contextualize this revelation through narrative, thereby ensuring that it retains its power to disturb.

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Keyword(s): character; femininity; gender; Irish cinema; narrative; stereotype

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