“Wanda” A heroine who refuses to accept the ending, her never-ending story

Who is Barbara Roden?

"The character of Wanda is based on my own life and my understanding of other people's lives. It all comes from my own experiences." (Barbara Roden) *2

Who is Barbara Roden? Barbara Roden's favorite books include Celine's `` The End of the Night '' and Emile Zola's `` Nana ,'' and she also liked Godard's ` `Do What You Want' ' and Andy Warhol's films. Her only feature directorial effort, Wanda, was praised by Marguerite Duras. Marguerite Duras' interview with Elia Kazan is full of praise for Barbara Roden's Wanda. Barbara Rhoden passed away at the age of 48. Her last words were "Shit! Shit! Shit!", according to Elia Kazan's autobiography.

Barbara Roden was abandoned by her father and grew up in a poverty-stricken family. At the age of 16, she moved to New York and made a living as a dancer at the Copa Gabana nightclub. She is also active as a pin-up girl in magazines. To fulfill the image of a woman that men desire. Pursuing the image that others desire, not only in appearance but also inwardly. Barbara Roden describes her former self as ``living like a Dawn of the Dead.'' *2

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Natalie Leger's book ``Suite For Barbara Loden'' describes her discovery of a newspaper article about the real woman who was the inspiration for Wanda. The real-life Wanda, Alma Malone, was the same age as Barbara Roden and had a complicated family upbringing. Alma Malone, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in a bank robbery, thanked the judge. For her, going to prison was better than continuing to wander aimlessly in the world. Her life, where failure kept her alive, is connected to what is depicted in ``Wanda.'' If she hadn't moved to New York, she might have lived a life similar to Alma Malone's. For Barbara Roden, the Alma Malone incident may have been another life that could have been. Alma Malone reportedly told the judge: "I didn't really have a reason to live, but I wanted to live." *2

In the film, Wanda goes on a journey to escape with Dennis (Michael Higgins), a criminal she meets by chance. Rather than continue wandering aimlessly through rural America, Wanda and Dennis seem to want to be saved by their failures.

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