I’m Your Womanreclaims the 1970s crime drama for its female protagonist Jean (Rachel Brosnahan).
But what does flipping the typically male-dominated genre on its head mean for a sense of ending?
That was the challenge facing directorJulia Hart.
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Often, the protagonists of these films are anti-heroes, leaving their conclusions ambiguous, if not downright tragic.
The conclusion to the film, which dropped Friday on Amazon, reflects that.
But one they will face together.
“I wanted there to be some loss.
He dies saving the children, the children live because he sacrificed himself.
That rescue comes via a potent metaphor in the story: a car.
“That’s what we have to do as women,” she says.
That is the most female thing I can think of.”
I’m Your Womanis now available onAmazon Prime Video.
