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SUMMARY:Wednesday Movie Club: The Bodyguard
DESCRIPTION:On September 19\, 1985\, cartoonist Alison Bechdel jokingly 
 laid out a rule for picking movies: a film must include at least two named 
 female characters who have at least one conversation with each other about 
 something other than a man. It sounds simple\, but a surprising number of 
 films don’t clear the bar. And when they don’t\, it often means women 
 exist more as part of someone else’s story than their own.  This June\, 
 we’ll use the Bechdel Test as a jumping-off point to explore how films 
 change when women get to exist as fully realized characters.\n\nMost of us 
 only need to hear two notes from this 1992 classic to know exactly what 
 we’re watching. The Bodyguard is one of the most iconic films of the 
 1990s\, powered by Whitney Houston at the height of her stardom as she 
 delivers the best-selling movie soundtrack of all time. The film stars 
 Houston as Rachel Marron – a global superstar targeted by a stalker – 
 and Kevin Costner as the bodyguard assigned to protect her.  It’s 
 glossy\, romantic\, suspenseful\, and when Houston sings…it’s game 
 over. Yet\, despite being so defined by its female lead\, The Bodyguard 
 doesn’t pass the Bechdel Test. Which begs the question: whose story are 
 we really watching?\n\n***This film is being presented as part of the 
 Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library's Wednesday Movie Club\, a weekly showcase 
 of movies that matter for people who love movies.  Attendees will be 
 invited to discuss the film immediately following the screening. 
 Registration is not required.\n\nRating: R  (stronglanguage\, moderate 
 violence\, and sexual content).\nRuntime: 2h 9m \nProduction Year: 
 1992\nCast: Kevin Costner\, Whitney Houston\, Gary Kemp\, Bill Cobbs\, 
 Ralph Waite\nDirector: Mick Jackson
LOCATION:Stow-Munroe Falls Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Hoelzer":MAILTO:jhoelzer@smfpl.org
CATEGORIES:Adult Program, Movie 
CONTACT;CN="Jennifer Hoelzer":MAILTO:jhoelzer@smfpl.org
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