Mutantes ( Punk Porn Feminism )

Mutantes (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Punk Porn Feminism
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Virginie Despentes

Written By:
Virginie Despentes

Actors:
Norma Jean Almodovar ..... Herself - Interviewee
Maria Beatty ..... Herself - Interviewee
Lynn Breedlove ..... Herself - Interviewee
Catherine Breillat ..... Herself - Interviewee
Siobhan Brooks ..... Herself - Interviewee
Coralie ..... Herself - Interviewee
Sondra Goodwin ..... Herself - Interviewee
Del La Grace Volcano ..... Herself / Interviewee
Carol Leigh ..... Herself - Interviewee
Maria Llopis ..... Herself - Interviewee
Lydia Lunch ..... Herself - Interviewee
Post Op ..... Herself - Interviewee
Beatriz Preciado ..... Herself - Interviewee
Carol Queen ..... Herself - Interviewee
B. Ruby Rich ..... Herself - Interviewee

Synopsis:

Mutantes is a documentary on pro-sex feminism by Virginie Despentes, originally conceived as an audiovisual complement to her book 'King Kong Theory'. Unlike the abolitionist feminist movement, the pro-sex feminist movement, which began in the United States during the 1980s, asserts that representations of the body and of pleasure are areas that must be taken over by women and sexual minorities and that pornography must not be subject to control by the patriarchal state. It also calls for the legalisation of sex work; female sex workers, porn actresses, strip teasers and lesbians have begun to speak out and to talk about themselves, generating a new culture that includes articles, books, films, documentaries, music, comics, artistic performances, etc. Made up of about 20 interviews filmed in the United States, France and Spain, the documentary gives the floor to pro-sex activists and follows the evolution of the movement from the 80s to the present, from its pioneers and its successors to its proactive activists in France and Barcelona. It also reveals previously unknown images directly tied to the subject (excerpts from films produced by activists, updates on their activities, archives of their works, performances and street demonstrations, etc.) Whether it's referred to as Pro Sex, Post Porn or queer, the movement is a creative and revolutionary one that calls on us to reflect on what a pornographic image is, what sex work is, what gender is, and what the whole point of feminism is. Disturbing, provocative and innovative, 'Mutantes' aims to play a saving role as it splits from popular discourse, which would have it that sex is best practiced in the bedroom, that women's dignity depends on their 'good' behaviour and passivity, that the only feminist themes to be debated are gender violence and the wearing of headscarves. 'Mutantes' allows us to see that activists are already occupying other playing fields, inventing other ways of having sex and of thinking of sexuality and gender.

Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism by Virginie Despentes stands out as a tribute to the usually ignored, forgotten or dismissed female pornographers, sexworkers, activists and theorists. Liner notes: 'This extremely enlightening and well-crafted documentary goes beyond the sex-positive feminism and lesbianism to ask broader questions about the decriminalization of prostitution, obscenity, censorship, the relationship between art and sexuality, gender and human dignity.'

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 10 January, 2011.

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