If I were to repeat that summary again and what you're reading now, merely changing the order of the words, so that you had to read it over and over again for 15 minutes, you'd understand one of the significant failures of this film.
For it's time, it was somewhat new and shocking, and because of its setting, it doesn't obviously date itself other than in the black & white film technology and clothing.
The film really would work far better as a short in a collection of shorts about society and women's changing roles in society. The most significant parts of it can easily be reduced to 15-30 minutes.
Sadly, it appears to be shown to a small audience of art/film history students who have very little film viewing experience and the feeling they must rate it highly for a teacher equally sheltered from film reality. We can see that by the number of reviews/rankings alone. If this were shown regularly on cable like some more popular movies, it would be ranked for what it is: an interesting artistic experiment, but far from one of the greatest films ever.
For it's time, it was somewhat new and shocking, and because of its setting, it doesn't obviously date itself other than in the black & white film technology and clothing.
The film really would work far better as a short in a collection of shorts about society and women's changing roles in society. The most significant parts of it can easily be reduced to 15-30 minutes.
Sadly, it appears to be shown to a small audience of art/film history students who have very little film viewing experience and the feeling they must rate it highly for a teacher equally sheltered from film reality. We can see that by the number of reviews/rankings alone. If this were shown regularly on cable like some more popular movies, it would be ranked for what it is: an interesting artistic experiment, but far from one of the greatest films ever.