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CHAPTER III RESEARCH FINDING
A. Data Description
1. Representation of Female Stereotypes in Sense and Sensibility Film
2008 through Cinematography and Narrative Elements
Feminist is the problematic issue that is taking place around 1800s England. Patriarchal society is society structure at that time. Patriarchal society is
social structure that allowed men to have power, especially economic and political power, while women were exploited, especially domestically. Women were legal
infant, and her conducts were determined by many rules. They could not enter the profession or study at the university, and society had sketched out the outlines of a
perfect woman pretty clearly. To leave political, legal and military affairs - the masculine sphere to men, to regard marriage as the only ambition worth having, to
concentrate humbly only to her husband, her children and her home and to behave graciously and elegantly – that was the ideal woman.
Published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility story is taking place early 18th century. Austin
wrote the first draft of Elinor and Marianne later retitled Sense and Sensibility in epistolary from sometime around 1795 when she was about 19 years old. Sense
and sensibility did not tell about super women. It is a story about two siblings sister’s love stories that are entangled with their new class status, which is prove
discrimination towards women. The story reflected social phenomena around 1800’s. Austen realized that patriarchal society dominantly at that time. It helps
Sense and Sensibility Film with making stereotype for women and men. This
stereotype helped men to have power and exclusive. The writer analyzes female stereotypes wih using cinefeminists, which is presented by John Alexander in
Sense and Sensibility Film . Cinefeminists focus on the gestural and directorial
ways in which film women are represented by the male director and represented by the male audience. Instead, cinefeminist directors refocus the camera on the
ways in which men objectify women acquiesce fatefully to their own objectification.
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After doing a deeply examination, the writer finally finds some representation of female stereotypes which reflect with social phenomena in 18th
century.
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Ben Agger 1992, op. cit. p. 127
No Representati on of Female
stereotypes
Camera Movement
Camera Placement
Dialog
1. Domestic
creature
• The camera starts from long shot,
and then the camera gets
closer and closer and stops, in the
frame showed Lady Middleton
• Using camera shots long
extreme, the framing shows
Mrs. Dashwood and Margaret
who are standing in from
• Margaret:
I wish I was not sister
Women cannot do anything
Man can around the
countries and do things
And girls just sit and wait
what can happen.
In minute 10:17, 3rd disc
the owner of Barton Park was
sitting in the middle around
her children. In minute 31:33,
2nd disc
The camera move follow Mr. John
Dashoowd down stairs while Mrs.
Fanny and their son standing in the
corner of framing only. In minute 5:
27, 2nd disc their house.
In minute 9:50, 3rd disc
• Marianne:
Elinor I keep thinking
about the poor girl with the
baby. What strange
grievances man of?
Elinor: Yes, indeed
Marianne: What they
want from us? Elinor: I
cannot done to you
Marianne : Perhaps They
see us not as people but as
play things, Elinor.
In minute 26:37, 3rd disc
2. As Inferior
The camera looks upon a subject.
Marianne shot with a high angle
will look vulnerable or
small. in minute 27:37, 3rd disc
Mr Dashwood: Law prohibition
me for dividing my state. You
have everything Mr Dashwood:
Without your help, Your step
mother and the girls almost
have nothing. You must do
something. You have to promise
me [....]
Elinor : It is his house now
Magaret : But why Elinor
It’s not Fair,
isn’t it? Elinor: Thats
the way thing Meg Because
Mr. John Dashwood is
father’s first son and son has
everything. That is nothimg
that anyone can do about this.
in minute 02:23, 2nd disc
3. Emotional
The camera starts from long shots and
slowly come closer and closer stop.
When camera come closer and closer,
Elinor cry more and more.
Using camera movement medium
shot shows small groups
Camera shots using close up
the frame is looked only Head
and neck of Marianne who is
crying while writing disappoint
letter. in minute 03:50,
3rd disc
using close up lense again It is
focus on one camera to see
Marriane facial
expression. in minute 04:00, 3rd
disc
The camera then uses close up
lense again to show Elinor facial
expression. in minute 22:40,
3rd disc
4. Sexual Object
This series of shots use the omniscient
FOV creates naked body male and
female, Perspectives of
male spectators that occur in film which
serve to sexually The camera
placement beside Willoughby as
Willoughby’s eyes look
Marianne’s neck to give spectator’s
pleasure.
B. Analysis