The two films that I will compare and contrast are Brief Encounter and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Both films are about star-crossed lovers and their desolate love. The film Brief Encounter, is a British romantic drama film directed by David Lean, which was released in 1945. The film, which takes place in the United Kingdom, tells the story of Laura Jesson, a married woman who has children. She is a housewife who casually befriends doctor Alec Harvey, only to find out that her friendship with him will turn into something more. Their weekly visits made them realize that their friendship meant something more when they started to develop feelings and emotions for each other. This unexpected emotional fulfillment causes trouble for them, seeing
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In the film Brief Encounter, every character is based on their stereotypical gender role, specifically Laura. The character Laura portrayed is a nearly perfect example of a stereotypical housewife. In older films whenever a woman is mistaken, or does something she thinks she should apologize for because she thinks it 's wrong, she will gesture embarrassingly and ashamed. For example, covering her mouth with her hand, or momentarily turning away from others. While in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, male character leaves for the army and female character questions her future and does not know what to do as she awaits for her lover to return. The gender roles are distinguished by the time setting, just like in Brief Encounter, where society was male dominated. Even though women went to school, their education stopped after high school. They were to marry, have children and take care of their home and significant others. And they didn 't need higher education to become homemakers, so they did not go on to college to further their education. Men, on the other hand, did go to college and received a higher education to provide for their families. This was viewed as normal, normal and widely accepted. Even though society was male dominated, women took over men 's jobs when they went to war, like in Brief …show more content…
Women are portrayed as stereotypical housewives and as women who don 't continue their education past high school. While men, are able to continue and succeed when it comes to their education, finances, and become successful as an overall person. Gender roles are changing and men are no longer the only ones that are out in the workforce nowadays. Women are getting a college education and advancing in life. And that is something very important, where both genders are getting college degrees and both do the housework, take care of their children, and each other. Where it is widely accepted that the woman too gets ahead in life and in her career. In older films, women not only portrayed as someone who did not go out in the workforce, but also as someone who was not interested in important matters, but only matters related to the household. Now male dominance and gender inequality might still be around, but more and more women are making changes to their lives and doing it all. They are juggling careers, motherhood, and their home all at once,
In the film Brief Encounter, every character is based on their stereotypical gender role, specifically Laura. The character Laura portrayed is a nearly perfect example of a stereotypical housewife. In older films whenever a woman is mistaken, or does something she thinks she should apologize for because she thinks it 's wrong, she will gesture embarrassingly and ashamed. For example, covering her mouth with her hand, or momentarily turning away from others. While in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, male character leaves for the army and female character questions her future and does not know what to do as she awaits for her lover to return. The gender roles are distinguished by the time setting, just like in Brief Encounter, where society was male dominated. Even though women went to school, their education stopped after high school. They were to marry, have children and take care of their home and significant others. And they didn 't need higher education to become homemakers, so they did not go on to college to further their education. Men, on the other hand, did go to college and received a higher education to provide for their families. This was viewed as normal, normal and widely accepted. Even though society was male dominated, women took over men 's jobs when they went to war, like in Brief …show more content…
Women are portrayed as stereotypical housewives and as women who don 't continue their education past high school. While men, are able to continue and succeed when it comes to their education, finances, and become successful as an overall person. Gender roles are changing and men are no longer the only ones that are out in the workforce nowadays. Women are getting a college education and advancing in life. And that is something very important, where both genders are getting college degrees and both do the housework, take care of their children, and each other. Where it is widely accepted that the woman too gets ahead in life and in her career. In older films, women not only portrayed as someone who did not go out in the workforce, but also as someone who was not interested in important matters, but only matters related to the household. Now male dominance and gender inequality might still be around, but more and more women are making changes to their lives and doing it all. They are juggling careers, motherhood, and their home all at once,