Barriers to Diversity in Film – A Research Review – Aug 07
Barriers to Diversity in Film – A Research Review – Aug 07
Barriers to Diversity in Film – A Research Review – Aug 07
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Ma<strong>in</strong>stream c<strong>in</strong>ema 43.5 681<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong>ly ‘women’s<br />
c<strong>in</strong>ema’<br />
12.3 192<br />
Older popular c<strong>in</strong>ema 12.5 231<br />
‘Respectable’ c<strong>in</strong>ema 14.8 231<br />
Younger popular<br />
c<strong>in</strong>ema<br />
12.6 197<br />
Arts c<strong>in</strong>ema 2.4 37<br />
Source: Bennett et al (2005)<br />
TOTALS 98.1 1569<br />
The category they title ‘women’s c<strong>in</strong>ema’ attracted 12% of the<br />
audience encompass<strong>in</strong>g car<strong>to</strong>ons, romance, crime and Bollywood.<br />
Women were five times more likely <strong>to</strong> enjoy these genres, with women<br />
<strong>in</strong> this category more likely <strong>to</strong> be housewives, middle-aged and from<br />
all classes. For non-whites, the highest rate of preference was for<br />
Bollywood films, particularly enjoyed by Indian and Pakistani women.<br />
‘Older popular’ c<strong>in</strong>ema attracted 12% of the audience and <strong>in</strong>cludes war<br />
films, musicals and westerns. These films attracted people with lower<br />
levels of education, at a ratio of 4:1, and men were more likely <strong>to</strong><br />
enjoy these genres as well as older people. The category ‘white other’<br />
were particularly <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> these films.<br />
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