Penthesilea, the first of six films made by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, traverses thousands of years to look at the image of the Amazonian woman in myth. It asks, among other questions, is the Amazonian woman a rare strong female image or is she a figure derived from male phantasy? The film explores the complexities of such questions, but does not seek any concrete answers.

Keywords: mythology, greek-mythology, feminism, art, montage, choreography, class-prejudice, essay-film, woman-director, women's-suffrage, amazon-women, stage-performance,

Title: Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons
Imdb rate: 6.4
Imdb votes: 39
Year: 1974
Language: English
Genre: Documentary, History
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen
Writers: Laura Mulvey, Peter Wollen, Heinrich von Kleist
Actors:
Michael Thomas
Jan Creighton
Jim Goode

Awards: N/A