The conversation surrounding Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt has been interesting, to say the least. The movie, which focuses on a Yale student’s accusation against her male professor, reminded me of my most frustrating experience in college: Studying David Mamet’s Oleanna. But I liked After the Hunt decidedly more.
Written by Nora Garrett, we follow Maggie (Ayo Edebiri) and Alma (Julia Roberts) as they navigate the male dominated academic scene at Yale. But while the philosophy department may see them as equals, they end up in the same trappings of a patriarchal society. Men think less of them or think that they are only in their positions to fill a quota. You get it.
