Visual pleasure and the images of women in the three most recent films of Laurice Guillen
Date of Publication
2008
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts in Literature
Subject Categories
South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Literature
Thesis Adviser
Shirley O. Lua
Defense Panel Member
Paz Verdades M. Santos
Ronald Baytan
Anne Frances N. Sangil
Abstract/Summary
This thesis examines the role of women in Philippine cinema using the three most recent films of Laurice Guillen. The background of the study serves as a map to track the status of women in the Philippine cinema not only as actresses and film characters, but more importantly as producers and directors--two very important roles in the film industry.
Some of Laurice Guillen's films feature women who are trapped within the patriarchal unconscious that has shaped Filipino society. A close reading of her films American Adobo, Santa Santita, and Tanging Yaman using Laura Mulvey's Visual Pleasure in Narrative Cinema examines the gaze given to the woman by the camera, male characters, and male spectators. My analysis reveals how Guillen tries to offer an alternative mode from the patriarchal unconscious through her narrative style and film techniques. This thesis offers to give voice not only to Laurice Guillen but also to all the women in the Philippine film industry.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU14590
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
72 leaves, 28 cm.
Keywords
Laurice Guillen--Criticism and interpretation; Motion picture producers and directors--Philippines; Women in motion pictures; Motion pictures and women--Philippines
Recommended Citation
Espiritu, R. (2008). Visual pleasure and the images of women in the three most recent films of Laurice Guillen. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5086
Embargo Period
3-24-2021