Hi Dan,
Got your post from the Film-Philosophy Salon. I haven't finished American
Beauty, so I haven't read this yet, but you may want to check out
<http://www.thestranger.com/2000-01-20/feature.HTML>http://www.thestranger.
com/2000-01-20/feature.HTML, though it talks about other films, too, I think.
Hope this helps,
Andrew
At 08:10 PM 5/14/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Does anyone know of any feminist criticism related to "American Beauty"? It
>seems to me that feminists should be outraged by how many Academy Awards
>this piece of chauvinist propaganda managed to win (especially when you
>compare it with "Being John Malkovich")!?! Anyone who would like to share
>their sentiments, or point me to good deconstructions of this piece of
>stereotyped crap, would earn my gratitude.
>
>Dan Shaw
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