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Ben and Benedict (1977)
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Original name: Ben et Bénédict
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ben (Françoise Lebrun) is a woman who never gets to do what she really wants to do and is the victim of everybody and everything. Benedict is her imaginary creation: the girl who would respond with strength and mastery to situations she can only submit to. She is married to a cad who says he only married her because she was pregnant, and now he wants his freedom. Her real love is a fellow medical student, who shows some interest in her. Nonetheless, she remains faithful to her unenthusiastic husband, until she becomes pregnant again. At this point, she begins to act more like the Benedict of her dreams and less like the "Ben" she has lived as until now.
Style:
psychological, art house, period piece
Plot:
pregnancy, female protagonist, feminist, marriage, identity, gender roles, female empowerment, character study, unrequited love, loneliness, split personality, imaginary friend, self discovery, women's liberation, domestic drama, betrayal, infidelity, realism, slice of life, bittersweet, intimate, medical student, class struggle, coming of age, household ...
Time:
70s
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