The Political Is Personal: Helen Reddy and the Generational Politics of 'I Am Woman'

Unjoo Moon's touching biopic recounts the rise to fame of pop singer Helen Reddy – whose eponymous 1972 song helped ignite the fire of second-wave feminism – capturing her fortitude in struggling against the sexist music world of her day. But, while the film is, at heart, a story of empowerment, it does also gloss over the complexities of its chronicled movement and neglects to offer today's younger viewers a reason to tune in, writes Alexandra Heller-Nicholas.

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Tilda Cobham-Hervey, 1970s, New York, Toronto International Film Festival, Lillian Roxon, Hillary Clinton, baby boomer, generation, Donald Trump, sexism, Germaine Greer