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    The document provides a film review and analysis of two films: 1) "A Love to Hide" (2005) which depicts the trials faced by victims during Nazi rule, highlighting the equal rights and struggles faced by those with physical traits considered undesirable by Nazis. 2) "The Magdalene Sisters" (2002) which shows the mistreatment of women in Catholic laundries for unwed mothers and "fallen women" in Ireland, depicting the physical and psychological abuse inflicted upon them under the guise of religion while their voices were suppressed. It also questions whether some women were unjustly imprisoned for life in these laundries.

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    The document provides a film review and analysis of two films: 1) "A Love to Hide" (2005) which depicts the trials faced by victims during Nazi rule, highlighting the equal rights and struggles faced by those with physical traits considered undesirable by Nazis. 2) "The Magdalene Sisters" (2002) which shows the mistreatment of women in Catholic laundries for unwed mothers and "fallen women" in Ireland, depicting the physical and psychological abuse inflicted upon them under the guise of religion while their voices were suppressed. It also questions whether some women were unjustly imprisoned for life in these laundries.

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    The document provides a film review and analysis of two films: 1) "A Love to Hide" (2005) which depicts the trials faced by victims during Nazi rule, highlighting the equal rights and struggles faced by those with physical traits considered undesirable by Nazis. 2) "The Magdalene Sisters" (2002) which shows the mistreatment of women in Catholic laundries for unwed mothers and "fallen women" in Ireland, depicting the physical and psychological abuse inflicted upon them under the guise of religion while their voices were suppressed. It also questions whether some women were unjustly imprisoned for life in these laundries.

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    FILMREVIEW

    Guide:Dr.A.F.Matthew ALOVETOHIDE(2005)

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    Doesthenamesuggesttheloveconquersall?ButthemovietalksaboutthetrialsundergoneinthereignofNazis.It acquintanceswiththehorrorthevictimswentthrough. ItsironichowtheBlondeJeanembodiesthephysicaltraitsasdescribedbytheAryanssupportedbytheNazis.Andthe fightsbetweenhimandhisbrotherhighlighttheequalstrengthdepictingtheequalrights. WhenJacquesconfrontshisbrotheraboutPhillipe,Jeanisdevastatedbytheviolenceofhisinsults."Idetestedmyself foryears,"Jeanconfesses.WhenJacquesinsiststhatJeanshoulddenyhistruenature,andtellshimhecanchoose,Jean asks"Didyouchoosethecolorofyoureyes?"Thiswasapowerfulscenewhichexplainsthemotiveofthefilm. THEMAGDALENESISTERS(2002) AfterthedeathoftheKaty,thequestionarised:didsomewomenreallygrewoldinMagdalenelaundries,not necessarilywithpersonalinterestbutbecausethedoorsarelocked!OrevenwhenMargaretfindstheopendoor,she acceptsherfateundertheinfluenceofsocialconviction. Margaretdidntwillinglyinvolveinlosinghervirginity,yetshegotvictimizedforbeingcondemned.Here,thefilm showednotonlytheissueofvirginitywithChristianitybutalsothedominanceofpatriarchyofthewomanbeingsent forsocalledpenanceofhersin. CrispinascreamsofYouarenotamanofGod!overandoveragainwhiletherestofthecongregationisparalysedwith dismay.Thephraseisrepeatedmorethannormaltimemakingonefeeluncomfortableanditsatthattimeonerealizes thehumiliationandcrueltyconductedwithsocalledsincommittedwomentolerated.WhenCrispinashowshersame marksassomeFatherhadonhisbody,noresponse.Thus,theinfluenceofchurchunderthenameofGodandthevoice ofthevictimssuppressedbyhierarchywhensheissenttomentalasylum. Butwhatastonishesisthatthefilmshowcasesthatthesinsoflosingvirginitybeforewedlockisnotrationalizedevenin themindsofthevictims.LikeBernedtt,whenreadytomusethelaundrydeliveryguyfortheescape,askingforthe marriage.Ortheparentseasilyhandlingtheirdaughtersfortheasylums. TheescapeofBernadetteandPatriciainthegreenislandwasconfusingahallucinationorareality,bothersme.Yet, towardstheend,theresponseofPatriciaforinsistingherselfasRosegivesthesatisfactionofthemgettingthe confidence.

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