PAPER 2

 IDA 

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXTS

- Post - Second World War lens in Poland 

- Communism in Poland, but post Stalin so less severe

- Holocaust 

- Family being separated due to external forces 

- Real reflection on trauma and what the Holocaust did to families 

- Memory of the past

- Black and white is reflective of 1960's Poland, makes emphasis on melancholic atmosphere 

- Guilt and blame

- In the narrative Ida and Wanda are binary oppositions, they reflect juxtaposing coping mechanisms as women (lifestyles) Rigidity and structure

- Wanda is a state prosecutor which is unconventional of women 

GENDER

- Absence of substantial male characters - a film that has two strong female characters

- Gender is inherent to the unseen violence out of the centre of the narrative (Ida's brother, aunt Wanda's son)

- Gender and masculinity - aunt's attributes and lifestyle, her profession

- The only men are the ones that go in and out of Wanda's life 

IDA - Devotion and religion - more feminine representation 

WANDA - Repetitive and unconventional - more masculine representation 

CITY OF GOD

GENDER

- The favelas as a predominantly male space - toxic masculinity 

- Angelica as the one female character that stands out 

- Boys who become men - joining the cycle 

- Contrast between Lil Ze and Benny 

- The police are an organisation who are entirely structured by men - the hero, the villain and the protagonist are all men 

- Violence and crime 

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXTS

- Corruption of the government 

- Poverty 

- The floods, refugees 

- Underfunding / lack of care for the Favelas 

- Narrow job opportunities 

- Little options result to crime 

- Lack of role models in this society 

- Younger generations are majorly influenced for the desire of street credit and gang dominance 

- Governments laissez-fait approach to the favelas 

- Lack of authoritative figures / intervention 

- Lack of educational provision (the runts) 

- No social policy 

- Collateral damage on families and communities 



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