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Misbehaviour downplays female rage while revisiting feminist protest against 1970 Miss World pageant Like most commercial movies about feminist history, Misbehaviour has a toothless vision of protest and empowerment that’s doomed to fail its subject
The cheerfully one-dimensional
Misbehaviour puts a smiley face on female rage. A comedy flecked with seriousness, it revisits a 1970 feminist protest against the Miss World pageant in London. Bright and insistently upbeat, the movie has period polish, some swinging detail and a sympathetic cast headed by Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jessie Buckley. Like most commercial movies about feminist history, though, it also has a toothless vision of protest and empowerment that’s doomed to fail its subject because its makers don’t (can’t) risk making the audience uncomfortable.
Film Review | Misbehaviour raises a stink about eternal male establishment
The new British movie released in India on January 22 revisits the famous protest at the 1970 Miss World Beauty contest in London by women s rights activists.
Keira Knightley (left) and Jessie Buckley play the roles of protest leaders Sally Alexander and Jo Robinson.
In November 1970, members of a newly-formed women s liberation movement in London entered the Miss World beauty competition at the Royal Albert Hall to stage a protest against treating women as objects and ornaments. Disguised as members of the audience they threw flour bombs and stale vegetables at the organisers of the event watched by over 100 million people worldwide.
11 Interesting Facts About Keira Knightley
January 16, 2021
Keira Knightley is a popular figure in the industry and known to many as a talented British actress. A huge amount of people recognize her from films like “Bend It Like Beckham”, several “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise films, and “Everest”. Active in the film industry since 1993, Keira has now become a recognizable public figure with a huge fan following.
With so many iconic roles under her belt and a charismatic personality, it should come as no surprise when people want to know more about her. Here are some interesting facts about Keira Knightley to soothe your ache to know more.
Actress Keira Knightley, whose new film Misbehaviour celebrates inclusivity, feminism and beauty of all kinds, said sexual objectification of women still takes place.Misbehaviour tells the true story of feminists who disrupted the broadcast of .