I am not that type of woman: cinema and feminism in Chantal Akerman and Agnès Varda’s proposals

Abstract

Throughout history, women have developed a fundamental role in society that has changed according to the times, as well as the environment. However, they has always been belittled and seen below man. This is how movements begin to emerge from discontent over these differences in many society areas. Feminismbegins and is defined as doctrine and as political, economic, cultural and social movement whose objective, in broad strokes, is search equal rights between men and women to try to eliminate domination and social roles based on gender.