Women in Western Films
The Western is a fiction genre seen in film, television, radio, literature, painting and other visual arts. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in what became the, but also in Western Canada, Mexico, Alaska and even Australia.
The Western is a fiction genre seen in film, television, radio, literature, painting and other visual arts. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in what became the, but also in Western Canada, Mexico, Alaska and even Australia.
The portrayal of women was also very different in the Italian western. One thing that is rarely if ever seen in an Italian western is a woman with so much makeup that she looks like she stepped out of a fifties musical; the women were made up to look just as dirty and sweaty as the men. Another missing element was romance; in fact, most Italian westerns had very little in the way of romance compared to their American counterparts. The little romance that was portrayed in an Italian western was usually brief, not as essential to the story line, and the women were usually treated more unsympathetical
ly. However, they were often portrayed as much stronger characters. One might say the Italian westerns were chauvinistic, but in reality they were more accurate in their portrayal in women of the era and in those situations.
Etta Place and Other Women Outlaws in Film/Conclusion
Etta Place in the Movies
Who hasn't seen the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford? When I was growing up it was all the rage with its theme song "Raindrops keep falling on my Head" and Butch and Sundance riding unicycles and squiring a lovely Etta Place, played by Katherine Ross, around like a couple of fun-loving schoolboys. Light-hearted and entertaining, this movie veered far from the ruthless people the two outlaws were in real life. The women got a film of their own with the 1976 movie Wanted: The Sundance Women. Once again Katherine Ross, who with her uncanny resemblance to the photo of Etta Place, played the starring role. According to the film critics, this movie is not true to history. I also do not believe it was very popular as I've yet to see a copy of it at the v
ideo store.
Other Films starring Women Outlaws
In 1980,there was a made for TV film of Cattle Annie and Little Britches. Also in 1980 Heaven's Gate the film starring Kris Kristofferson and Isabella Hupert was released. This film was based on the story of Jim Averill and Ella Watson. The film, pure fiction, was one of the most costly films ever made and was a box office failure. Jim and Ella were not hanged at the film's end which gave it an air of inaccuracy.
Big Nose Kate in Movies
The character or Kate appeared in the Western classic, The Gunfight at the OK Corral, released in 1957. In 1994 two movies were released concerning Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, Tombstone and Wyatt Earp. In Tombstone, Kate was only a minor character, but in Wyatt Earp, Kate, played by Isabella Rossellini appeared in several major scenes.
ly. However, they were often portrayed as much stronger characters. One might say the Italian westerns were chauvinistic, but in reality they were more accurate in their portrayal in women of the era and in those situations.Etta Place and Other Women Outlaws in Film/Conclusion
Etta Place in the Movies
Who hasn't seen the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford? When I was growing up it was all the rage with its theme song "Raindrops keep falling on my Head" and Butch and Sundance riding unicycles and squiring a lovely Etta Place, played by Katherine Ross, around like a couple of fun-loving schoolboys. Light-hearted and entertaining, this movie veered far from the ruthless people the two outlaws were in real life. The women got a film of their own with the 1976 movie Wanted: The Sundance Women. Once again Katherine Ross, who with her uncanny resemblance to the photo of Etta Place, played the starring role. According to the film critics, this movie is not true to history. I also do not believe it was very popular as I've yet to see a copy of it at the v
ideo store.Other Films starring Women Outlaws
In 1980,there was a made for TV film of Cattle Annie and Little Britches. Also in 1980 Heaven's Gate the film starring Kris Kristofferson and Isabella Hupert was released. This film was based on the story of Jim Averill and Ella Watson. The film, pure fiction, was one of the most costly films ever made and was a box office failure. Jim and Ella were not hanged at the film's end which gave it an air of inaccuracy.
Big Nose Kate in Movies
The character or Kate appeared in the Western classic, The Gunfight at the OK Corral, released in 1957. In 1994 two movies were released concerning Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, Tombstone and Wyatt Earp. In Tombstone, Kate was only a minor character, but in Wyatt Earp, Kate, played by Isabella Rossellini appeared in several major scenes.
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