Women Make Waves International Film Festival

Program

Duet for Cannibals

Susan Sontag 1969 color 104min
A tale of emotional cannibalism-the enigmatic wife of a mysterious political figure in exile in Stockholm-one of a pair of psychological and sexual cannibals who come close to
devouring a younger couple.

Director

Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag is best known as a prominent philosopher, essayist, and novelist, but she also made a few films. These films embraced the concept of Modernism, and reflected her thoughts on the artistic forms of emotions, spirituality, and aesthetics and the ways in which they relate to modern society as a whole.