The first screening was Cristian Mungiu’s Palme D'Or-winning "4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days" set in communist-era Romania following a young woman’s journey to secure an abortion. The film was followed by a lively and dynamic discussion with plentiful questions from the audience. As Kaye pointed out, it is easy to think when watching the film that it is about then and there, but it is not the case. There remain vailable. And although Britain, unless two medical practitioners affirm that certain grounds have been met. There is .
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discussed how the rise of socialism in Romania with the promise of female emancipation was followed by. The consequences not just in terms of unsafe abortion but also large numbers of were often tragic. We saw in the film how prohibition can lead to black markets, bribery and corruption and vividly see the lived consequences of such legislation for women. And as noted, sex can end up as a commodity for exchange, with parallels to the illicit trade in cigarettes on screen.
The film was made twenty years after the end of the Communist era and hence with a degree of directorial distance. is distinctively sparse, with minimal adornment and avoidance of standard cinematic tricks that can emotionally manipulate the audience.
The next film screening is Alfonso Cuarón’s Oscar and BAFTA-laden “”&Բ;on . If you haven't got round to seeing it yet, or watched it slumped on the sofa, here is your chance to see it in the Foundling Museum's beautiful Picture Gallery followed by a Q&A session with Professor Joy Lawn, Director of the MARCH Centre at LSHTM, , Curator of the Foundling Museum, , from the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and , researcher in Mexican visual culture.
The final film screening is Tamara Jenkins' comedy-drama " on where a middle-aged couple struggle to conceive and are running out of options. We will be joined by , Fertility Counsellor and Psychotherapist, , Head of Screen Arts, National Film & Television School, and , historian of the zone of ambiguity in relation to pregnancy diagnosis.
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