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March 25, 2009
Sex and the Movies
So I'm participating in this panel at AFI Dallas on sex in the movies. No demonstrations/re-enactments, so far as I know, so don't get too excited about that bit.
Here's the description:
MEN AND WOMEN ONSCREEN: ARE THE MOVIES SCARED OF SEX?
Women in Film – Wednesday 4/1 5:30PM
Last year saw a blockbuster smash in TWILIGHT that featured a romance between a teenage girl and a young male vampire that was a chastity parable by a practicing Mormon. THE READER featured an affair that traumatizes one of the characters for years to come. Meanwhile, THE READER and TOWELHEAD held May/December romances as story lynchpins with typical negative reaction to the appropriateness of the older male/younger female version (TOWELHEAD), as opposed to the relative acceptance of the older female/younger male version (THE READER). So, have we progressed at all in the way we view these relationships? Traditionally, older man/younger girl = creepy and against the law, while older woman/younger guy = lucky young guy. Have things changed at all with how we view the boundaries of portraying romance and relationships on screen or are we dealing with age-old preconceptions and prejudices? And bottom line: Why are the movies so afraid of sex in the first place?
...If you were listening to this panel, what would you want to hear discussed? Toss me any ideas you have, or questions you'd be interested in hearing addressed, and I'll try to work them in. And if you're in Dallas for the fest, feel free to drop by for the discussion.
Posted by kvoynar at March 25, 2009 04:14 PM
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