![]() ![]() As a widely recognized expert, she feels at ease and has a sense of humour. Frankie however has also a second sphere of activity: the university, which she approaches with less ambition and more as a way of confirming her status. The office in a corporation is a sphere of tough demands of a successful career. The label ‘single, therefore lonely’ refers to the stereotype of a female role that is only fulfilled in a relationship. Frankie is an aerospace specialists and this obvious symbol – the plane – stands for nothing more than flying solo. Cut off from the outside world, she constructs a statue of female individualism, but unlike in Zero Dark Thirty, is not founded on the power of authority over others, but rather on individualistic narcissism aspiring to total freedom. The woman sits in her office with earplugs in her ears. When we meet Frankie (Helen McCrory), she has just taken on a task of completing a project, which, due to the tight deadline is almost impossible to succeed in. The protagonist is blinded by her career: she works in order to prove herself, to show that what seems impossible to the men, is achievable to her, the intelligent and always focused woman. Not only because of the discussion over the third wave of feminism in the context of the mythical struggle for power, but also because of its relevance to how work standards affect our private life. The vision of a strong independent woman, who – whilst fighting for men’s recognition – also loses them, seems especially valid today. ![]()
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