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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Divine Order (2017) in Movies

Mar 10, 2018 (Updated Mar 10, 2018)  
The Divine Order (2017)
The Divine Order (2017)
2017 | Drama, International
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
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It's not that uncommon for a certain kind of feminist film to turn up in art-house cinemas in the UK - these are usually about the struggle for self-determination as experienced by women in traditionalist societies around the world. What is unusual is to see this sort of story taking place in a recognisably modern European setting, as is the case with The Divine Order. The year is 1971, the setting is rural Switzerland, and a vote is looming over whether women should be given the right to vote. Yes, 1971; yes, Switzerland. Young housewife Nora finds herself almost by accident leading the women of her village in a campaign for, if not equality, then at least recognition.

A solidly scripted and involving film; not too heavy or worthy, it finds time for plenty of lighter moments along the way, though the mood is generally as serious as you might expect. Slightly manipulative, but then that's always the case with this type of film - there is a welcome degree of subtlety, compared to some (one of the leading opponents of women's suffrage is female, for instance). Sofia Helin gets a brilliant cameo as a visiting advocate of 'Yoni Power' (google it if you don't know; I'm not going there in a film review). The version we saw was let down by some inept subtitling but this is still an engaging and well-made drama, not just historical agitprop.
  
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Veronica Pena (690 KP) rated Inherit the Wind (1960) in Movies

Feb 1, 2020  
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
1960 | Classics, Drama
9
8.6 (5 Ratings)
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I found this movie incredibly interesting. Not only is it based on a true story, I think it's a film that transcends time because of its themes. All of the issues discussed in this movie are ones that we still talk about today. We see all the time arguments for more religion in schools or less, and religion itself is argued and where its place is in our lives. I think this movie does a beautiful job of pushing those boundaries and causing you to question why it is we believe what we do and why we're so set on others believing it too.

As far as the cast and the acting, I think it's phenomenal. Obviously, with powerhouses like Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy, and Fredric March, their performances are incredible. I find the women in the film to be less believable but I think it's more the time and the way women acted in the '60s and less to do with the women themselves. The overdramatic, falling after their husband or fiancé, in one case, is just played out - but that also might just be me speaking from my own experience.

Overall, I think this movie is great. It holds up 60 years after its initial release and I'm sure it will hold up for another 60 years. I think it pushes positive conversations and forces you to think outside of your own experiences and your own life and in general, I think that's what art (in any form) should do. Would definitely recommend this film.
  
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Merissa (14146 KP) created a post

Aug 12, 2026  
"Before Machiavelli wrote the rules, these women were already playing the game."

🌺✨ A guest post for RENAISSANCE RIVALS by KAREN ESSEX is live on the blog today! This dazzling work of historical fiction sets Isabella d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia against the glittering, treacherous backdrop of Renaissance Italy, where power was a woman's art long before anyone thought to write it down. 💫

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