Gerlie's Top Ten Must-Watch Films in celebration of the Women's Month
I was invited to give a little talk in relation to the Women's Month Celebration. I was done with my short message when I couldn't get off my mind the film On the Basis of Sex. I wish I can be given another opportunity to give a small talk on women because that would be about my recommended films. Well, why wait? I'm sharing to you here now, my list. The Joy Luck Club (1993) based on a novel The Joy Luck Club was getting the cultural conversation started 25 years prior to the recent Crazy Rich Asian. A contemporary drama that starred all Asian women in its principal roles, this film explores the relationships between and among four mothers and their daughters. I saw the film only recently but I read the book by Amy Tan when I was still in college. There is much lesson on politics among women to reflect on even on the family setting alone. The Color Purple (1985) based on a novel Alice Walker's epic novel is made into film by director Ste...