"At the time trans identity was just starting to become tentatively accepted. Fifty Shades of Grey (a story centered around two straight, white, privileged cisgender protagonists into BDSM) had been released earlier that year, and was well on its way to becoming a glitzy Hollywood franchise. In other words, marginalized subjects the German filmmaker had been deeply and cinematically exploring for over three decades - Seduction: The Cruel Woman ( Verführung: Die grausame Frau) hit screens in 1985!"
"And that's why it's an honor to catch up once again with Treut, whose eclectic oeuvre also includes docs like 2001's Warrior of Light, a portrait of the human rights activist Yvonne Bezerra de Mello, and 2012's The Raw and the Cooked, a dive into Taiwan's culinary traditions, just prior to the Anthology Film Archives run of "Female Misbehavior: The Films of Monika Treut" (October 11-19), a seven-film retrospective of the icon's recently restored early works."
Monika Treut's career spans decades with early works like Seduction: The Cruel Woman (1985) exploring marginalized subjects including queer and trans identities. Her oeuvre includes documentaries such as 2001's Warrior of Light and 2012's The Raw and the Cooked. A seven-film retrospective titled Female Misbehavior screens at Anthology Film Archives (October 11-19) featuring recently restored early films. A small digital retrospective took place in 2020 organized by the Goethe Institute. First Run Features previously held distribution without active promotion, and Liz Purchell selected seven titles to attract new audiences.
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