50 Notable female directors
Submitted by kenji on Wed, 02/02/2005 - 02:20
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- AKERMAN (Belgium): Jeanne Dielman
- La Captive
- AMARAL (Brazil): Hour of the Star
- ARMSTRONG (Australia): My Brilliant Career
- ARZNER (US): Dance Girl Dance
- BIGELOW (US): Strange Days
- BREILLAT (France): A Ma Soeur
- CAMPION (New Zealand): The Piano
- An Angel at my Table
- CARO (New Zealand): Whale Rider
- CHYTILOVA (Czech): Daisies
- CLARKE (US): Cool World
- COIXET (Spain): My Life without Me
- S.COPPOLA (US): Lost in Translation
- The Virgin Suicides
- DASH (US): Daughters of the Dust
- DENIS (France): Beau Travail
- Chocolat (1988)
- DEREN (US): Meshes of the Afternoon
- DULAC (France): The Smiling Madame Beudet
- DURAS (France): India Song
- EPHRON (US): Sleepless in Seattle
- FARROKHZAD (Iran): The House is Black
- GORRIS (Netherlands): Antonia's Line
- HARRON (US): American Psycho
- HECKERLING (US): Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- Clueless
- HOLLAND (Poland): Europa Europa
- JAOUI (France): Look at Me
- The Taste of Others
- JENKINS (US): Monster
- LEAF (CANADA): Metamorphosis of Mr Samsa
- LINK (Germany): Nowhere in Africa
- LUPINO (US): The Hitch-hiker
- S.MAKHMALBAF (Iran): The Apple
- Blackboards
- At Five in the Afternoon
- MARSHALL (US): Big
- Awakenings
- MARTEL (Argentina): The Holy Girl
- La Cienaga
- MAY (US): Mikey and Nickey
- MESHKINI (Iran): The Day I Became a Woman
- MESZAROS (Hungary): A Diary for my Children
- MURATOVA (Russia): Asthenic Syndrome
- NAIR (India): Monsoon Wedding
- Salaam Bombay
- PIERCE (US): Boys Don't Cry
- POTTER (UK): Orlando
- RAMSAY (UK): Ratcatcher
- Morvern Callar
- REINIGER (Germany): The Adventures of Prince Achmed
- RIEFENSTAHL (Germany): Triumph of the Will
- Olympia
- ROZEMA (Canada): I've Heard the Mermaids Singing SAGAN (Germany): Madchen in Uniform
- SHEPITKO (Soviet Union): The Ascent
- TAYMOR (US/UK): Titus
- TLATLI (Tunisia): Silences of the Palace
- TURNER (Australia): Celia
- ULLMANN (Sweden): Faithless
- VARDA (France): Cleo from 5 to 7
- Vagabond
- WERTMULLER (Italy): Seven Beauties
- ZHELIAZKOVA (Bulgaria): The Attached Balloon
Author Comments:
I've not seen all the ones i've listed. Any other suggestions/recommendations welcome.
not sure if it's notable... but my favorite movie directed by a woman is Slums of Beverly Hills by Tamara Jenkins
Larisa Shepitko would be one. I've only seen Ascent (1978) by her which was great. I think it won the golden berlin bear.
And Paula Delsol. I've seen La derive (1962 i think) by her this year, and it is a very good film.
Well done for that; it's one of my favourites by a female director but i accidentally missed it!
Danièle Huillet is another interesting director, although not known outside of arthouse circles. She has co-directed many films with her collaborator and husband Jean-Marie Straub.
Nicole Holofcener directed Walking and Talking (which I've seen and liked) and Lovely and Amazing.