Published on October 10, 2024 at 4:42 p.m.
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« Frida » de Julie Taymor (2002) – ©Moviestore Collection, Moviestore Collection Ltd / Alamy / Abaca
The release of the film “Niki” by Céline Salette, this past Wednesday, October 9, dedicated to the figure of the visual artist Niki de Saint Phalle, invites us to delve into the representations of women artists in cinema.
The history of art has never been very kind to women artists, often condemned to remaining in the shadow of a man. Their representations in the 7th art follow the same destiny. They have long been shunned from the cameras by directors, preferring to adapt the lives of their male counterparts.
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Their presence in the cinema is initially timid, approaching women through their couples as in “Les Amants de Montparnasse”, highlighting Jeanne Hébuterne with Amadeo Modigliani. It was not until the 1980s that we saw a proliferation of big screen adaptations of a multitude of inspiring women’s journeys. Among them, Camille Claudel, Frida Kahlo, Maud Lewis, Margaret Keane who will see their lives transcribed on film.
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