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    Christiane and Monique-Lip V (Christiane et Monique. LIP V)

    Carole ROUSSOPOULOS 1976 b/w 30min
    Video series of the women laborers' struggle at the LIP watch factory in the 1970s. The two protagonists testify to the reality of sexual discrimination inside the labor movement, comparing the relationship between men and women to that between Caucasians and Arabs. Female laborers, treated as accessories by the male leadership, reconfirm their self-value through their struggle and begin to speak up on the issues surrounding the feminist and sexual minority movements.The montage depicting women fighting against sexual discrimination in the opening of the film are quite impressive.

    Director

    Carole ROUSSOPOULOS

    Carole ROUSSOPOULOS was born in Lausanne in 1945. Since 1973, she has directed and edited over eighty videos, giving priority to the stories of "those who have no voice." In 1982 she has founded in Paris (with Delphine Seyrig and loana Wieder) the Simone de Beauvoir Audiovisual Center. From 1987 to 1994 she has directed in Paris 'Entrepôt, a space which includes three art movie theaters, a bookstore, a restaurant and a café. Since 2001 she is a Légion d'Honneur Knight.

    Carole ROUSSOPOULOS

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