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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 23 m

Summary !Women Art Revolution elaborates the relationship of the Feminist Art Movement to the 1960s anti-war and civil rights movements and explains how historical events, such as the all-male protest exhibition against the invasion of Cambodia, sparked the first of many feminist actions against major cultural institutions. The film details majo...

Directed By: Lynn Hershman-Leeson

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 23 m

!Women Art Revolution

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary !Women Art Revolution elaborates the relationship of the Feminist Art Movement to the 1960s anti-war and civil rights movements and explains how historical events, such as the all-male protest exhibition against the invasion of Cambodia, sparked the first of many feminist actions against major cultural institutions. The film details majo...

Directed By: Lynn Hershman-Leeson

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
70
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8 Reviews
18% Mixed
2 Reviews
9% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
70
73% Positive
8 Reviews
18% Mixed
2 Reviews
9% Negative
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90
Jun 2, 2011
These interviews form the backbone of !W.A.R., and like the film, they're passionate, contentious, funny, sincere, politically attuned.
By Rachel Saltz FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 2, 2011
Moves briskly, unfolding as one lively sit-down after another with artists, scholars, and curators who established themselves at the height of second-wave feminism.
By Melissa Anderson FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 2, 2011
Anyone seeking a dialectic, of course, can look elsewhere, but Hershman Leeson's film is a valuable resource on a movement whose issues remain relevant.
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75
Aug 25, 2011
Fortunately, !Woman Art Revolution isn't a stuffy museum piece. It's an important documentary, sure, but it's also playful and engaging.
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63
Jun 17, 2011
These women deserve to have their voices heard, and this film finally lets them have their say.
By Mike Scott FULL REVIEW
60
May 31, 2011
Thankfully, Lynn Hershman-Leeson's loosely organized doc offers a long-overdue primer on what these radical groundbreakers accomplished.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
38
Jun 2, 2011
Unlike Pamela Tanner Boll's truly inquisitive "Who Does She Think She Is?", which delves deeply and personally into the lives of a handful of working artist moms, Hershman Leeson introduces us only superficially to her dozens of pioneering friends.
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Production Company Hotwire Productions
Release Date Jun 1, 2011
Duration 1 h 23 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline 40 years in the making!
Website http://www.womenartrevolution.com/
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Awards

Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Nomination
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Nomination

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