Douglas Biow, Director
MEZ 3.126, Mailcode A1800, Austin, TX 78712 • 512-232-3470
German Film Series, Fall 2008 - Sexual Revolutions in German Cinema
Tue, September 30, 2008 • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM • EP Schoch 4.104 Conference Room
A Woman in Flames (Robert van Ackeren, 1983)
Eva, who has recently left her husband, decides to become a prostitute. She meets Yvonne, and together they start picking up johns. One night she goes home with Chris who she soon learns is a hustler. They move in together and have what at first looks like a good relationship. When Eva begins working as a dominatrix, though, and making more money than Chris, he gets envious and they begin fighting. In a dramatic turn before ending, the film questions the distribution of power in relationships between women and men, and violence as an expression of gender inequality.
Eva, who has recently left her husband, decides to become a prostitute. She meets Yvonne, and together they start picking up johns. One night she goes home with Chris who she soon learns is a hustler. They move in together and have what at first looks like a good relationship. When Eva begins working as a dominatrix, though, and making more money than Chris, he gets envious and they begin fighting. In a dramatic turn before ending, the film questions the distribution of power in relationships between women and men, and violence as an expression of gender inequality.
Sponsored by: Department of Germanic Studies
