Penthesilea Queen of the Amazons

Audience Score
66
Penthesilea Queen of the Amazons
NR 1 hr 39 minDocumentary, Drama
Penthesilea the first of six films made by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen traverses thousands of years to look at the image of the Amazonian woman in myth It asks among other questions is the Amazonian woman a rare strong female image or is she a figure derived from male phantasy The film explores the complexities of such questions but does not seek any concrete answers