Director
Lizzie Borden
Leading Actors/Actresses
Jean Satterfield, Adele Bertei, Honey
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Florynce Kennedy, Becky Johnston, Pat Murphy, Kathryn Bigelow
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Awards
n/a
Date of Release
1983
Producer
Lizzie Borden
Setting and Context
A dystopian parallel 1983 New York after a liberation movement by a social government takes over
Narrator and Point of View
POV is that of the Women's Army and its members
Tone and Mood
Serious and Dramatic
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonists are the women from the Women's Army. Antagonists are the men in government leadership.
Major Conflict
Women are not being given the same right to work along with being constantly assaulted by men on the street, and the Women's Army seek to put an end to it.
Climax
The Women's Army becomes increasingly more violent in order to get their message out after the death of their leader Adelaide Norris at the hands of the government.
Foreshadowing
Adelaide going overseas to be trained by the Women's Army foreshadows the Army in New York becoming increasingly more violent in order to get their message through, especially after Adelaide is killed.
Understatement
It is understated that the Women's Army will use a bomb in order to gain attention for a cause.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The film is an allusion to the fact that Government conceals itself in the branding of being good for all people when in reality only a few are.
Paradox
Adelaide seeks to make change by leading the Women's Army. Paradoxically, her being the leader of the movement makes her a target and she eventually is killed for it.
Parallelism
The newspaper editor cutting into the news parallels Zella's message cutting into the news anchor earlier in the film.
