It is both refreshing and enraging to see the great female characters of the pre-code film era. These women were central characters with agency, desires, motives and in this case deadly control over every man she meets. We lost female characters like this for 30+ years and some could argue they were never the same. Baby Face (1933) is a dark movie about an anti-hero who uses her sex appeal to exact revenge on men. This movie was heavily censored even before the code went into effect. In the early 2000's an original copy of the film in its full form was discovered!

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Baby Face (1933)

02:59 Exploring the Pre-Code Era and Censorship

06:01 The Role of Women in Pre-Code Cinema

09:02 Character Analysis: Lily Powers and Her Journey

12:02 The Dark Themes of Baby Face

14:59 Censorship and Its Impact on the Film

17:56 The Relationships and Dynamics in Baby Face

20:58 The Ending and Its Implications

24:03 Concluding Thoughts on Baby Face and Its Legacy

34:57 The Power of Manipulation in Film

41:11 Female Empowerment and Revenge

42:47 Cultural Reflections in Historical Cinema

44:13 Critical Reception and Lasting Impact

49:03 Reality vs. Fiction in Modern Storytelling

56:41 The Importance of Narrative Integrity

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