Wow, that's a thorough examination, including your own role as a teenage movie-goer who had to prioritize his allowance spending. (That part actually made me smile and empathize.)
But I find many of the Hollywood film output of the 60's and 70's just drenched in well-established misogyny. Hard to watch nowadays and not entertainment for me.
Fascinating how you weave together the history, the cultural issue at hand, the film, and Toback as reflected in Downey. I hope you didn't cut too much from this one. Knowing little about Toback, I recently saw An Imperfect Murder and could sense both his own hurt and how he could hurt others. Cringe-worthy.
Wow, that's a thorough examination, including your own role as a teenage movie-goer who had to prioritize his allowance spending. (That part actually made me smile and empathize.)
But I find many of the Hollywood film output of the 60's and 70's just drenched in well-established misogyny. Hard to watch nowadays and not entertainment for me.
Fascinating how you weave together the history, the cultural issue at hand, the film, and Toback as reflected in Downey. I hope you didn't cut too much from this one. Knowing little about Toback, I recently saw An Imperfect Murder and could sense both his own hurt and how he could hurt others. Cringe-worthy.
I don't know that one!
Be glad of that particular ignorance.