Fighting the stereotype of the role of women in contemporary cinema

Abstract

The aim of the article is to review contemporary films portraying women and to consider what problems female characters face and how they are presented. A significant part of the analysis is focused on portrayals of the struggle against the stereotypes to which the protagonists are subject — and assessing how much film has changed in that regard over the years, both diegetically and extra-diegetically. The article also looks into the form of selected (color) films, the images of marriage and motherhood, as well as the search for clues in youth cinema.