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Wanting as an Act: Female Desire in Nosferatu and Babygirl

JL;DR SUMMARY Exploring the films "Nosferatu" by Robert Eggers and "Babygirl" by Halina Reijn, this article delves into the portrayal of female desire and its suppression by societal norms, including within Jewish contexts. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FeminismFilm AnalysisLilithRobert EggersAutonomySexual RepressionFemale DesireNosferatuBabygirl

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"after watching Robert Eggers Nosferatu and Halina Reijns Babygirl in the same week."

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