Women bathing [electronic resource (video)] / France télévisions distribution.
Beginning with the classical and biblical subjects of Diana, Susannah, and Bathsheba, this program discusses female nudity as it relates to the act of bathing. Depicted as a chaste ritual, a sensual invitation, and a terrifying opportunity for violence, the act of bathing is deconstructed and scrutinized from an artistic point of view. Topics include the inherent dramatic tension of nudity; the thematic provocation of the gaze, as when a character in a painting looks at a bather or when a bather looks out at a viewer; the concealing and revealing of the body with wraps and towels; and the power of actions both mundane and symbolic, such as the combing of hair. Contains nudity.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (27 min.) : sd., col., digital.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2006], c2001.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Multi-User. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on June 06, 2006. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Women and Water in Art (2:13) -- Nude Bathing Women in Art and Cinema (3:06) -- Bathing Women in Art: Easy Prey (3:21) -- Cloth and Hair: Ambiguity in Women Bathing Art (3:39) -- Common Motifs in Women Bathing Art (4:13) -- Women Bathing: The Bathtub and Photography (3:45) -- Changes to the Women Bathing Motif (4:21) |
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System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
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Source of Description Note: | Title from distributor's description. |
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Subject: | Art criticism. Visual literacy. Visual perception. Visual communication. |
Genre: | Internet videos. Videorecording. Educational films. |