Privilege

Rainer's subversive movie about menopause addresses issues of sexual identity and the unequal economies of race, gender and class. The film is set in motion by clips from an old black and white educational film, facts and data shot off a Macintosh computer, and a cast of characters with varied, provocative and often contrasting political critiques. Jenny, the white, middle-aged protagonist, agrees to be interviewed by Yvonne, an African-American friend, who is making a documentary on menopause. Her candid observations are punctuated by a hot flashback of Rashomon-like intensity which reveals an experience she has kept secret for 25 years. (Circulates).