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Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves: Independent Women on Film

By: Cameron Bryant

I recently sat down and watched Jeanne Dielman. After sitting there for the nearly 3 and a half hours, I was entranced. This was an excellent film and it stayed with me for days. It kept popping into my mind at the most random times. It inspired me to collate a list of my favourite films depicting independent women as the central characters. So often, mainstream movies tend to relegate the woman to the background or put her in a partnership with her male co-star. Women are used as accessories to “compliment” the male actor or the scenario. In these films, women are centre-stage and are independent of men. Here are my favourites, starting with one of the best.

 

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Cameron Bryant

1Jul10

Great suggestions. I have not yet had the pleasure of seeing The Passion of Joan of Arc- though I loved Day of Wrath, so I am looking forward to other Dreyer works.

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Kenji

1Jul10

2 Mizoguchi films not yet on site: My Love has been Burning, The Love of Sumako the Actress. How about some Dreyer, e.g Gertrud, Passion of Joan of Arc, Rivette's Jeanne la Pucelle..

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Cameron Bryant

27Jun10

Gabrielle is a beautiful film. Isabelle Huppert can do no wrong in my books, but this was certainly one of her best performances.

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gojira

27Jun10

Gabrielle directed by Chereau is an outstanding film with another brilliant performance by Huppert.

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