Misbehaviour

There's a lot to digest here.

First, it's a true story. Most of the commenters are obviously not old enough to have been alive.

Two, but that's the point, right? Women had no Rights in 1970. They just randomly selected a black women from apartheid South Africa off her job on a plant floor. She had even less than any of them afterwards, even with the 2nd place win.

The facts they gloss over are women had no Right to her own bank account in almost every country on the planet.

Three, men were allowed to be complete pigs, with zero regard for women other than as things, objects, and when men weren't around, they were only given the value their men allowed them. Kinnear portrays Bob Hope as the womanizing pig he actually was without embarrassing the man's memory. So no need to shed tears for old Bobby's memory here. We all get to see how his wife was required to stand by him and even soothe his fragile ego, no matter how long he had embarrassed her.

Three, Knightley gives a splendid performance. It's well directed and staged. The character development is excellent.

The only thing wrong with the film is it is too short. A lot of character development and shifting through the gears pretty quickly. I would guess budgetary constraints since films like this usually are working on much smaller budgets because male lead movies will still get more money, even with box office sweethearts like Knightley. I would've liked to have seen a little on the decision process that chose the winners. The extra black judge definitely helped, but they flew in and out of that quickly. But based on whatever time and budget constraints they were working with, this is magnificent.

9.8/10.

I didn't know Joe Biden was in this.

The true life story is interesting enough, but the film takes on more than it can chew. It showcases two sides of the Miss World debate - the Women's Liberation Front and the lives of some of the ladies taking part - but it doesn't quite do justice to either. Thought-provoking all the same, despite its failings, and the cast are good.

Some beginnings of the beginnings of the movement of liberation of the woman in 1970. The fight continues

[FICM] If it weren't for the End Credits, it would give the impression that the movie doesn't take the story it's telling very seriously. The script walks through fairly conventional territory, although the introduction of the point of view of some of the models is smart. It doesn't find the right vehicle to be both interesting and compelling. It stays halfway. But it has some remarkable moments.

Based on a true story, Misbehaviour is a feminist propaganda film that’s more concerned with politics than storytelling. The film looks at the 1970 Miss World beauty competition which was disrupted by a Women’s Liberation protest and marked the first time that a Black woman won the competition. Director Philippa Lowthorpe claims to have wanted to be fair to both sides, but in actuality the protestors are glorified and little attention is given to the struggles of the non-white contestants that were breaking boundaries and challenging the traditional standards of beauty. Additionally, the objectification aspects of the competition are heavily focuses on; undoubtedly in an attempt to make the audience uncomfortable and side with the protestors. But the real problem is the script, which does a poor job at developing the characters. While not a bad film, Misbehaviour isn’t very well made and lacks a clear focus.