ILIFA LABAFAZI BASESTEPFORD

Emva kokubukela Phuma kwangoko kulo nyaka, imovie eyahlala isiza engqondweni yam, kunye nezinye ezininzi bezinjalo Abafazi baseStepford . Ngokusekwe kwincwadi ka-Ira Levin, ingqondo ngasemva Usana lukaRosemary ngokunjalo, ifilimu kunye nenoveli ejongene nedolophu entle yaseStepford, apho bonke abafazi bezinikezele ngokungaqhelekanga kubayeni babo nakwiintsapho. Umlingisi ophambili uJoanna Eberhart kunye nomhlobo wakhe osenyongweni uBobbie Markowe babukele njengoko abahlobo babo betshintsha ubusuku bonke kwaye bethobela iingcinga zamadoda.

Ukuzonwabisa ngeveki kuye wenze inkangeleko ekhethekileyo yangaphakathi ngo-1975 I-horror classic kwaye nefuthe elihlala lihleli hayi kwilizwe loyikiso kuphela, kodwa nakwindlela yohlalutyo ebalulekileyo yabasetyhini. Igama elithi Stepford unkosikazi libeyinxalenye yesichazi-magama sethu senkcubeko esidlula kwifilimu nakwincwadi.

Yeyona yokuqala yabasetyhini-lib uhlobo lweemovie, uPaula Prentiss, odlala indawo kaBobbie Markowe. Ayikukhathazi entloko. Iyayenza ngothusayo kunye nokuhlekisa, kwaye olo luhlobo olulungileyo.

Eli nqaku lihamba malunga nendlela ababehamba ngayo malunga nokwenza i-movie kunye nokuza nesitayela sabafazi: Cinga uMarilyn Monroe udibana noJuni Cleaver kunokuba i-Playboy Bunnies leyo uBill Goldman, obhala iskripthi, ekuqaleni wayecinga ngayo. Yikuphi ukukhululeka okukhulu, kuba inqaku lencwadi alikho ukuba amadoda afuna izinto zesondo, bafuna nje izinto .

Ifilimu yadutyulwa kwindawo ekuyo e-Connecticut, kunye needolophu ezinje ngeDarien kunye neFairfield emi kwiziko laseStepford. Iimovie ezininzi ezoyikisayo zimnyama kwaye zibuhlungu kwaye zimbi, kodwa le yayiyinto eyoyikisayo eyayiselangeni kunye neendawo ezintle kunye nabantu abahle, utshilo uNewman. Yenze ukuba ikulibazise de ikoyikise.

Ngaphandle kwempumelelo yemovie ekucingelwa ngayo namhlanje, xa yayikhutshwa okokuqala, umfazi wesibini-wesibini wayengenguye umlandeli-ngoBetty Friedan eyibiza ngokuba kukuqhekeka kwentshukumo yabasetyhini.

Wayenomsindo kakhulu ngemovie yethu, utshilo uTina Louise. Ndikhathazeke kakhulu. Wayecinga ukuba u-Ira Levin wayesithi yindlela ekufanele ukuba ibe yiyo, kodwa akazange azive ngolo hlobo kwaphela.

Kwaye ngokunyanisekileyo, ndingavumelani novavanyo lukaNks. Friedan lwefilimu ngokunjalo. Yintoni eyenza ukuba imovie isebenze kakuhle, kwaye incwadi iyenzela loo nto, kukuba amadoda azimisele ukwenza oku kubafazi bawo. Kulo lonke ibali, njengoko uJoanna etshela umyeni wakhe konke ukwesaba nokukhathazeka, uceba ukumguqula kule robot.

Akukho ndlela yokubukela ukuphela kwefilimu, nabo bonke abantu basetyhini behamba ngokuzolileyo kwaye bethetha omnye nomnye ngeethoni ezithambileyo ngaphandle kokuthetha omnye komnye. Konke abanokukwenza kukuthenga kunye nokubulisa. Abunabunzulu, abaziva kwaye abanamlilo. Ziya kuhlala zikho kwaye zilungile.

Uloyiko kukuba amadoda awabathandayo abenza njalo.