rig orous ▁alignment ▁of ▁sexual / gender ▁politics ▁with ▁a ▁formal ▁economy — show ing ▁cook ing ▁and ▁hiding ▁sex — ... ▁as ▁an ▁impress ive ▁alternative ▁to ▁well - int ention ed ▁but ▁conventional ▁political ▁document aries ▁and ▁features ." ▁B . ▁Ruby ▁Rich ▁said ▁that ▁" ne ver ▁before ▁was ▁the ▁material ity ▁of ▁woman ' s ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁rendered ▁so ▁vis cer ally   ... ▁She ▁invent s ▁a ▁new ▁language ▁capable ▁of ▁transm itting ▁truth s ▁previously ▁un sp oken ". ▁Marsh a ▁Kid der ▁called ▁it ▁" the ▁best ▁feature ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁ever ▁seen ▁made ▁by ▁a ▁woman ". ▁Ak erman ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁femin ist ▁film maker , ▁stating ▁that ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁woman ' s ▁cinema ▁exists ". ▁ ▁Film ▁director ▁G us ▁Van ▁Sant ▁named ▁ ▁Jean ne ▁D iel man , ▁ 2 3 ▁qu ai ▁du ▁Com merce , ▁ 1 0 8 0 ▁Bru xelles ▁( 1 9 7 5 ) ▁an ▁insp iration ▁for ▁his ▁own ▁similar ▁films ▁Ger ry ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁and ▁Ele ph ant ▁( 2 0 0 3 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 5 ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁avant - gar de ▁and ▁experimental ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : Bel g ian ▁avant - gar de ▁and ▁experimental ▁films ▁Category : Bel g ian