Riddles Of The Sphynx, d. Laura Mulvey & Peter Wollen (1977)
Stills from this extraordinary experimental film treatise, capturing the enclosed back garden, the subsidised canteen, the smoking room, the outer office, the Arndale, BHS, a corner of the kitchenette. Perfectly observed details that sum up the artificiality and banality of life in the 1970s, particularly for the women expected to inhabit these places.
I once spoke to Laura Mulvey after a lecture. The conversation lasted approximately three minutes, which was more than enough time to know she was one of the most intelligent and interesting people I have ever met.
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