Lysistrata's Portrayal

Third CLIP ( 1 min.)

It seems to me that even while representing Lysistrata as a warrior, the director disqualifies her regarding this function through the comic tone given to her behavior and her attitudes during street fights and debates in the assembly as well through the comment of the character playing destiny that the "female weapon" is "caprice", even though the content of her lines is indeed very serious. The opening of Lysistrata’s episode is also very significant, as the "warrior" is introduced by two male voices. On one side, we have the Destiny character, calling Lysistrata a woman who is "as frivolous as sage". And despite the fact that we do not see any trace of frivolity, the very comment creates a negative predisposition in the audience.  Another important element of this opening is La Rochefoucald’s epigraph, which is very revealing of the spirit that marks the episode (and the entire movie, for that matter):  "Of all violent passions, the most becoming to a woman is love." Thus, there is no reason to fear Lysistrata, neither Aristophanes’ nor Chistian-Jacque’s: should she rebel one needs only to giver her a husband and children. If she were to demand  "A room of one’s own", the situation would be much more complicated.