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The Wachowskis. Lana Wachowski (born Larry Wachowski; June 21, 1965) and Lilly Wachowski (born Andy Wachowski; December 29, 1967) [1] are American film and television directors, writers and producers. [2] The sisters are both trans women.
Lana Wachowski is a transgender writer, producer and director known for The Matrix, Cloud Atlas and Sense8. She is one half of the Wachowskis, a creative duo with her sister Lilly, who have made ground-breaking movies and video games.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 'Bound'is of A Genre That’S Often Been Unkind to Queer People
- 'Bound' Let Queer People Be The Heroes Instead of The Villains
- 'Bound' emphasises The Importance of Community For Queer Peoples
- 'Bound's Cinemtaography Conforms to Classic Noir Motifs
- 'Bound' Is Full of Queer Metaphors
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Part of what makes the Wachowski sisters and their handling of queer material so fascinating is the genres they’ve chosen to explore as filmmakers. Typically, the duo has entered terrain that has often embraced reinforcing cis-het norms and turning the norms on their head. The Matrix, for instance, was the latest in a long line of sci-fi “chosen on...
This title is rooted in many of the visual and thematic hallmarks of classic noirs but is also conscious of subverting the default approach to gender and sexuality in these vintage titles. Conceptually, these films were supposed to reinforce the idea that subversive women were “wrong” and that all queers were evil. The Wachowskis established their ...
One fun queer element of the Wachowski’s is the emphasis on community. Characters coded as queer have families or chosen families that provide them with love and support. Individuals that can represent queer experiences and people aren’t surviving alone, they’re surrounded by those who embrace their unique attributes rather than erase them. They al...
Though that element bucks the trend of noir standards, the cinematography of Bound is still dripping with shadows, dark lighting, and moody framing, all visual hallmarks of the genre. Here, these details are used to quietly reinforce how the very existence of queerness is often suffocated to the point that it can only exist in the margins of societ...
The film also establishes this directorial duo’s affinity for endearingly on-the-nose visual metaphors for queerness. The most notable example of that here comes from two separate interactions Caesar has with the film’s leading ladies. The first sees Caesar interrupting Violet’s plans to pack her bags and get out of her marriage, with Caesar stuffi...
Learn how the Wachowskis subvert genre norms and celebrate queer experiences in their movies, from The Matrix to Cloud Atlas. Discover how their debut film Bound, a noir pastiche with two lesbian protagonists, sets the tone for their artistic vision.
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A list of 10 movies and TV shows directed or co-directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski, also known as the Wachowskis. The list includes classics like The Matrix, Cloud Atlas, and Sense8, as well as their latest project, The Matrix Resurrections.
- Chase Hutchinson
- Movie Reviews Editor
- The Matrix. There still could only be one film that takes the top spot on this ranking and it was always going to be The Matrix. It is a film that still remains as refreshing and audacious as when it first came out.
- Cloud Atlas. An adaptation of the novel of the same name by David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas is another work from the directors that deserved more attention than it got.
- Speed Racer. A film that was woefully misunderstood and critically undervalued when it was first released, Speed Racer is a remarkable adaptation that came out long before anyone was prepared for it.
- The Matrix Reloaded. The second entry in the series, The Matrix Reloaded had the tough task of carrying on after the first film left audiences' jaws on the floor.
Writer: The Matrix. Director, writer, and producer Lilly Wachowski was born in 1967 in Chicago, the daughter of Lynne, a nurse and painter, and Ron, a businessman. Lilly was educated at Kellogg Elementary School in Chicago, before moving on to Whitney M. Young High School.
Feb 21, 2023 · How did the Wachowskis land the sci-fi blockbuster The Matrix after their debut film Bound? Learn the truth behind the legend of how they convinced Warner Bros. to let them make their vision.
