Art or exploitation? Roy Stuart's unflinching gaze at female pleasure dares you to decide.
This 5th video documentary of Roy Stuart's photobooks focuses on the beauty of the female body, and female masturbation, with some urination displayed from time to time. Unlike most of his other video documentaries, male nudity is scarce, with only one instance of fellatio (with the lovely Anna Bielska), and no depictions of intercourse.
Cinematography
Stuart's clinical, painterly framing treats bodies like still lifes.
Direction
Deliberately sparse male presence shifts typical power dynamics.
Director
Roy Stuart
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stuart's Glimpse series occupies a contested space between feminist reclamation and traditional objectification, sparking debate in 2000s film theory circles.
Anna Bielska, featured in the sole male-female scene, was already known for her work with Catherine Breillat in 'Romance' (1999).
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