SSC Film Studies

The representation of women in get carter reflects the time it was made to be negative, it chalenges the idea of the swinging sixties being a positive time for woman's rights by depicting them as weak, passive and submissive.  I will be using Ana, Glenda and Edna to express this view.

After WWII woman's rights became a political issue as the perceptions of woman's place in society began to change and more women began to enter the workplace. The pill was introduced which gave women control over their reproduction as they were able to have sex without fear of pregnancy.

The opening scene shows Ana in a room surrounded by men looking at pornographic images. Ana who is Carters love interest in the film is played by Britt Ekland and famous model, who the director has chosen to play ana not because of her acting ability but because she is attractive. She has no line of dialogue, her defining feature only being her looks and body. She is represented as quite and obedient, the director wants her to be seen not heard, which is arguably how most men still viewed women to be at this time. The director uses the camera also to objectify ana, the camera starts off as a CU of a mans face then tracks downwards and across showing showing the mans hand as he possessively touches her knee, the close up focussing on the wedding ring before it  tracks up anas body to a close up of her face. Anas close up is framed tightly which connotes her discomfort. The shot showing the wedding ring objectifies ana because the director is depicting her as her husbands property and the slowness of the camera as it shows the wedding ring feels patronising.