Who is watching and how? Defining the gaze

To kick off our English episodes, we recap fundamental concepts of feminist film theory and analysis, illustrating them with brief examples. We discuss the Bechdel-Wallace Test, the male gaze—what constitutes a gaze in the first place—and reference Barbara Albert's 'Nordrand' (AT/GER 1999) and Coralie Fargeat's 'The Substance' (GB/US/FR 2024). Can dramaturgical storytelling and visual staging even be separated?