52 Films by Women Vol 2. 47. Kings (Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven)
Pictured: Millie (Halle Berry), Obie (Daniel Craig) and kids are apprehended by cops during the Los Angeles riots in 'Kings', written……
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52 Films by Women Vol 2. 45. Dark River (Director: Clio Barnard)
Pictured: More than about sheep. Joe (Mark Stanley) and Alice (Ruth Wilson) bang heads in 'Dark River', written and directed by Clio……
52 Films by Women Vol 2. 36. Just Charlie (Director: Rebekah Fortune)
Still: Reluctantly wearing best bib and tucker, Charlie (Harry Gilby) stares longingly at white wedding dresses in 'Just Charlie',……
52 Films by Women Vol 2. 35. Paris Can Wait (Director: Eleanor Coppola)
Anne (Diane Lane) and Jacques (Arnaud Viard) are underneath the arches in 'Paris Can Wait', a road movie written and directed by Eleanor……
52 Films by Women Vol 2. 34. Wonder Woman (Director: Patty Jenkins)
Still: Diana (Gal Gadot) crosses No Man's Land in 'Wonder Woman' a fantasy adventure directed by Patty Jenkins. Still courtesy of……
52 Films by Women Vol 2. 24. The Zookeeper’s Wife (Director: Niki Caro)
Still: Panic following the invasion of Poland as recreated in The Zookeeper's Wife, starring Jessica Chastain. Image courtesy of Focus……
52 Films by Women Vol 2. 19. Unforgettable (Director: Denise Di Novi)
Image: Katherine Heigl and Rosario Dawson play poker in Unforgettable, a thriller directed by acclaimed producer Denise Di Novi……
52 Films Directed By Women: 57.TONI ERDMANN (Director: Maren Ade)
There are those who believe that the Palme D’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival should have been given to Toni Erdmann,……
52 Films Directed By Women: 56. CHEVALIER (Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari)
Characters (left to right): Christos (Sakis Rouvas), the doctor (Yiorgis Kendros), Yannis (Yorgos Pirpassopoulos), Josef……
52 Films Directed By Women: 54. LA BELLE SAISON (SUMMERTIME) (Director: Catherine Corsini)
The fifty-fourth film of my study – enough with the numbers – is a beautifully observed romance between two women.……
52 Films Directed By Women: 53. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS – THE MOVIE (Director: Mandie Fletcher)
The fifty-third film of my study – wait, wasn’t it just supposed to be 52? I started this project on 11 October……
52 Films Directed By Women: 52. HIDE AND SEEK (a.k.a. AMOROUS) (Director: Joanna Coates)
The 52nd (but not final) film of my study is Hide and Seek, an independent, pre-crowd funded film by British co-writer-director……
52 Films Directed By Women: 50. ARRÊTE TON CINÉMA (Director: Diane Kurys)
Arrête ton cinéma is the third collaboration between actress Sylvie Testud and veteran director Diane Kurys after 2008’s……
52 Films Directed By Women: 48. LEARNING TO DRIVE (Director: Isabel Coixet)
Patricia Clarkson is phee-nom-en-al as Wendy in the New York-set coming-to-terms-with-separation drama, Learning to Drive. Director……
52 Films Directed By Women: 47. MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN (Director: Patricia Riggen)
Miracles from Heaven is the first Christian faith-based film I have seen, discounting The Passion of the Christ, which is torture……
52 Films Directed By Women: 46. ELVIS AND NIXON (Director: Liza Johnson)
Elvis and Nixon is director Liza Johnson’s third feature film after her 2011 debut Return about a female army reservist (Linda……
52 Films Directed By Women: 45. THE INTERVENTION (Director: Clea DuVall)
The Intervention is an actors movie, in as much as star names get to play against type, there are some highly emotional scenes……
52 Films Directed By Women: 44. TALLULAH (Director: Siân Heder)
The road to expanding a short film to a feature can be mighty long, but in the case of Tallulah, writer-director Siân……
52 Films Directed By Women: 43. ADULT LIFE SKILLS (Director: Rachel Tunnard)
Missing a dead twin is a recognised psychological condition. I remember when one stick of my Twix bar fell on the pavement and I was……
52 Films Directed By Women: 42. ME BEFORE YOU (Director: Thea Sharrock)
Directors can make stars of actresses. Thea Sharrock, who became the theatre director of the Southwark Playhouse aged 24, fifteen……
52 Films Directed By Women: 41. MONEY MONSTER (Director: Jodie Foster)
The question of whether a woman can direct a taut Hollywood thriller as well as a man in answered in Money Monster, Jodie Foster’s……
52 Films Directed By Women: 40. AMERICAN HONEY (Director: Andrea Arnold)
Opening scenes can be a statement of intent. In the first seconds of American Honey – title taken from a Lady Antebellum song……
‘Calling The Shots?’ Counting the women in British film
In the effort to see ’52 (new) films directed by women’ within a twelve month period, I have thus far travelled to film……
52 Films Directed By Women: 38. THE INVITATION (Director: Karyn Kusama)
Just what exactly does a great film like The Invitation have to do to get a decent cinema release? Of all the titles that I……
52 Films Directed By Women: 37. ET TA SOEUR (Director: Marion Vernoux)
I want to say right off the bat that I am a huge admirer of Lynn Shelton’s Your Sister’s Sister (2011) a comedy drama……
52 Films Directed By Women: 36. EVOLUTION (Director: Lucile Hadžihalilovic)
By her own admission, Evolution, the long-awaited second feature film from writer-director Lucile Hadžihalilovic is based on nightmares.……
52 Films Directed By Women: 35. QUI C’EST LES PLUS FORTS (Director: Charlotte De Turckheim)
Pictured: Alice Pol in Qui C'Est Les Plus Forts (Director: Charlotte de Turckheim, France, 2015) Charlotte de Turckheim’s mostly……
52 Films Directed By Women: 33. SKY (Director: Fabienne Berthaud)
If there is one country where being a woman film director isn’t problematic, it is France. According to chartsbin.com France……
52 Films Directed By Women: 31. WELCOME TO ME (Director: Shira Piven)
I wasn’t that familiar with ‘borderline personality disorder’ prior to seeing director Shira Piven’s film,……
52 Films Directed By Women: 30. DISORDER (Director: Alice Winocour)
One of the ways of sustaining a career as a director is to team up with a star. When Martin Scorsese has problems finding finance……
52 Films Directed By Women: 29. SPEED SISTERS (Director: Amber Fares)
I don’t know why there are so few women Formula One racing drivers. I’m sure women love the sport as much as men. They……
52 Films Directed By Women: 28. GRANNY’S DANCING ON THE TABLE (Director: Hanna Sköld)
There are only two actors in the Swedish drama, Granny’s Dancing On The Table, but more than two characters. Everyone bar a……
Women in Films and Comics, Criterion Collection Classic Films Online - Film Annex Industry Newsletter
A couple of weeks ago, our Industry Newsletter highlighted Berlin' Film Festival's jury which was composed in majority by women. The……
