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Adynata / Women Make Movies ; Leslie Thornton.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Thornton, Leslie, 1951- filmmaker.
Women Make Movies (Firm), publisher, distributor.
Language:
Chinese
Subjects (All):
Orientalism.
Femininity--Orient.
Femininity.
Sex--Orient.
Sex.
Exoticism in motion pictures.
Genre:
Short films.
Experimental films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (29 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Place of Publication:
[New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [1983]
Summary:
A thought-provoking exploration of Western fantasies about the East, ADYNATA uses a historical portrait as a springboard for an allegorical journey through gender, imagery, and cultural mythmaking.
Notes:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed January 12, 2026).
Publisher Number:
wm-adynat Docuseek2

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