Answer the Questions (150 WORDS EACH QUESTIONS)

1) Rashomon is clearly a product of a deeply patriarchal culture, especially in using the story of a rape the basis for a metaphysical contemplation of the unknowability of truth and reality. Does the film also contain its own skepticism about patriarchy as well?

2) The idea of a “tale within the tale” is a really neat way to look at a story as it might be in real life. We each perceive and remember incidences differently. our interpretation is impacted by our own unique experiences along with our cultural and societal views. This could explain how the characters all had a different view of the events that took place. Of course, you would not expect that the cause of death would change from a dagger to a sword. certain details should remain the same, but how it happened can be told differently from each different character. The one thing that I did not understand, is they would have known if the man was killed by a dagger, or a sword and could have ruled out at least one of the stories. I wonder why they did not leave the cause of the samurai’s death the same? making it harder for us to know who was telling the truth.

3) At least when Cleo from 5 to 7 was made, Varda was the best known woman filmmaker in the world. What effect do you see of a feminine subjectivity at work here?