On Sat, 25 Nov 1995, Julie Lin wrote: > Hi! > > Does anybody know of any films that concern mute women? > The daughter in Yimou's 'To Live' becomes mute as a result of a childhood fever. Other than adding to the film's cycle of despair, I'm not sure if it holds other social significance in the film. I've been trying to place it in relation to the role of the specific generation of women in Chinese history but I'm not entirely sure I am on the right track. I've only just seen the film yesterday so am still mulling it over. Anybody have any thoughts? Scott Scott Henderson Brock University St. Catharines, Ontario ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]