The female voyeur in film

Davina Quinlivan reflects on how female voyeurs in film contrast with ‘impotent’ peeping Toms by being portrayed as empowered and vengeful

Published on
July 9, 2015
Last updated
July 9, 2015
Davina Quinlivan
Andrea Arnold's Red Road
Source: Rex
Looking down: Andrea Arnold’s Red Road (2006) examines the role of the female voyeur as a woman watches a man through surveillance footage, signifying her objectifying gaze

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Article originally published as: Prying for pleasure (9 July 2015)

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