This weekly column looks upon iconic women of cinema through some of their most impacting female characters. From different times and places, each of these directors dreamt and painted roles that enlighten our conception of women in various ways. Far from the patriarchal character representation of Black and White films or from the modern superheroines on screen, these women shine in the vernacular through precise portrayals. Glamorous glutton, grieving nurses, avenging angel, or suicidal enchantress: each hide somehow a part of their creators as a concealed message making them even more genuine.

This week at the center of our interest is the seraphic Lux Lisbon from the 2000 movie The Virgin Suicides.

This weekly column looks upon iconic women of cinema through some of their most impacting female characters. From different times and places, each of these directors dreamt and painted roles that enlighten our conception of women in various ways. Far from the patriarchal character representation of Black and White films or from the modern superheroines on screen, these women shine in the vernacular through precise portrayals. Glamorous glutton, grieving nurses, avenging angel, or suicidal enchantress: each hide somehow a part of their creators as a concealed message making them even more genuine.

This week at the center of our interest is the poignant nurse Machiko from The Mourning Forest, 2007.

This weekly column looks upon iconic women of cinema through some of their most impacting female characters. From different times and places, each of these directors dreamt and painted roles that enlighten our conception of women in various ways. Far from the patriarchal character representation of Black and White films or from the modern superheroines on screen, these women shine in the vernacular through precise portrayals. Glamorous glutton, grieving nurses, avenging angel, or suicidal enchantress: each hide somehow a part of their creators as a concealed message making them even more genuine.

This week at the center of our interest is the charming Ada from the 2019 movie Atlantics.

This weekly column looks upon iconic women of cinema through some of their most impacting female characters. From different times and places, each of these directors dreamt and painted roles that enlighten our conception of women in various ways. Far from the patriarchal character representation of Black and White films or from the modern superheroines on screen, these women shine in the vernacular through precise portrayals. Glamorous glutton, grieving nurses, avenging angel, or suicidal enchantress: each hide somehow a part of their creators as a concealed message making them even more genuine.

This week, we are exploring the (not so) ingenue Mari I and Mari II from the 1966 movie Daisies.