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

Print

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

Embargo Period

3-24-2021

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