Eduqas GCSE Film Studies · C670
Component 2
Revise: Girlhood: contexts and key sequencesThe film belongs to banlieue cinema: films about life in the suburbs of large French cities. Here, housing estates and concrete architecture are more than background scenery. Barriers, enclosed areas and male-controlled spaces make the girls’ environment feel restrictive.
- Revise: Girlhood: representation
A suburb of a French city. In Girlhood, suburban housing estates form the setting for Marieme’s experiences; the term does not mean that every French suburb is poor or dangerous.