The Hand That Touches the Arm

2022 13min

A compilation of scenes from classic Hollywood films, in which a man is touching a womanโ€™s elbow, attributes a deeper meaning to the simple gesture. It does not matter if the man is helping the woman to get on a train or if he is assaulting her; the gesture gradually becomes more and more sinister, emphasizing sexist subtext, ubiquitous in classic Hollywood cinema.

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The Hand That Touches the Arm