Which type of performance space utilizes the greatest amount of scenery and stage machinery?

Compare and contrast the themes and concerns explored by Marguerite Duras and Margarethe von Trotta in, respectively, India Song (1975) and Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness (1979). In what ways does Duras use the conventions of political modernism to comment on colonialism? In what ways does von Trotta use art cinema strategies to comment on women's familial relationships? How is the use of mirrors crucial to the sensibilities of both directors?

What will be an ideal response?

Many American film historians view the 1970's as a golden age when the artists finally (if briefly) took over Hollywood.