Representation of Women - Glenda

The character of Glenda in 'Get Carter' is represented as a small character in terms of the narrative by the other characters. This is shown in the scene were Carter gets into Kinnear's house, throughout the entire scene she is never shot in the frame on her own, she is always in the frame with a man. This connotes that in the view of men she needs to accompanied by a man at all times because women need men. This is a reflection of the views of men in society due to the recently liberation of women, they disagree with this and still believe women need men. Also in this scene her diegetic dialogue is drowned out by the men playing poker and general background noise. While her dialogue is drowned out and what she is saying is being ignored by Carter he doesn't realise that she is giving him vital information that could save his life. This is because what she is saying isn't deemed important by the male characters in the film. This also links to the views of women in society during the 70s, they weren't as important or powerful as men so they weren't respected in the same way. She is also shot in a small section of the frame at all times, very tight, small sections of the frame. This is to show that she isn't deemed important enough to have a large space in the frame.

When Glenda is shot in the frame on her own she is shot in sections, her body is shot in separate sections, for example her body is split up, her legs are shown in one shot, then her chest, then her hands on the gear stick of a car etc. This is during the montage scene in the car with Carter. This is linked to Laura Mulvey's theory of 'Visual Pleasure and the Narrative Cinema' were she suggests that cinema is produced to be viewed through the eyes of a heterosexual male. It is linked because during the montage scene is a split montage of both Carter and Glenda in the car and them having sex. We are shown Glenda being objectified from Carters POV. This lets the audience know Carter sees Glenda as an object, this is reflecting the views of men in 1970s Britain even though women had the pill and had more control over their sexual pleasure they were still seen only to please men. Both the montages being played side by side shows the juxtaposition of the both of them, this is showing them as both objects that serve a specific function, the car to get you from A to B and the woman to fulfil your sexual needs. After the montage is finished we get a close up of Glenda's face while she's in bed right after she's just had sex with Carter, we see a look of discontent on her face, this shows the audience that she isn't happy with what she has done but it isn't really in her control. This shows that her sexuality and her body is owned by men, specifically Kinnear as that is who she works for and she has done this to get information. This is a reflection of the issues following the release of the contraceptive pill to women in the 70s. Women's sexuality was exploited by men that had power over them now that they don't get pregnant so it is easier to use them for their bodies and sexuality.