It may not be your cup of tea FD...
... but "Nights of Cabiria" is a fine film. It's Fellini, and the title character is played by his wife, who name escapes me at the moment.
It's interesting, mainly, because it humanizes Cabiria. She's not merely what she does to get by, she's a human being. It hardly glamorizes her profession, nor does it condemn. I realize that most media representations of prostitution glamorize, demonize, and exploit said characters, usually in some awkward combination of the three. But give it chance, if you you're up for subtitles {an assumption. Can you speak Italian?}. Also, it was filmed in the late 1950's, its not explicit.
I don't mean to be preachy, but I always feel the need to respond to someone who categorically refuses to read/watch/experience specific kinds of art {OK, I'm not going to bat for hardcore pornography, well, not here anyway... Hmmm, but I have recommended Legend of the Overfiend to some folks...}
I'm not suggesting you'll find this in "Firefly", but in works about matters you find personally repugnant, there is the chance you'll see some spark of yourself in those far removed from your experience, a glimpse of the universal human condition.
I'm getting off my soapbox, dismantling it, and burning the pieces...
... but "Nights of Cabiria" is a fine film. It's Fellini, and the title character is played by his wife, who name escapes me at the moment.
It's interesting, mainly, because it humanizes Cabiria. She's not merely what she does to get by, she's a human being. It hardly glamorizes her profession, nor does it condemn. I realize that most media representations of prostitution glamorize, demonize, and exploit said characters, usually in some awkward combination of the three. But give it chance, if you you're up for subtitles {an assumption. Can you speak Italian?}. Also, it was filmed in the late 1950's, its not explicit.
I don't mean to be preachy, but I always feel the need to respond to someone who categorically refuses to read/watch/experience specific kinds of art {OK, I'm not going to bat for hardcore pornography, well, not here anyway... Hmmm, but I have recommended Legend of the Overfiend to some folks...}
I'm not suggesting you'll find this in "Firefly", but in works about matters you find personally repugnant, there is the chance you'll see some spark of yourself in those far removed from your experience, a glimpse of the universal human condition.
I'm getting off my soapbox, dismantling it, and burning the pieces...
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especially with the girlin the box bit
