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Women in the Prime

By: alex peterso​n

My favorite films that have women at their center, with attention paid to whether the film is about the women or just about a man’s feelings towards her. The former is what I’m looking for.

It’s disturbing how few women filmmakers are on here: Varda, Akerman, Campion, Ramsay – c’est tout? je pense que non.

also, very few american films…hmmm. fuller, ray, sirk (whom i left off)

please list more.

 

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gojira

19Nov09

For your consideration: Sweet Land directed by Ali Selim Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud directed by Claude Sautel Manon of the Spring directed by Claude Berri Bride of Frankenstein directed by Whale Vertigo directed by Alfred Hitchcock Intimate Strangers directed by Patrice Leconte Love what you've listed already though.

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alex peterson

18Nov09

glaring omission, i've never seen "mouchette" and despite that bresson is one of my favorite directors. it's not like there are a thousand and one bresson retrospectives around portland (or) anyway, great suggestion, do you have a list of great women films?

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apursansar

17Nov09

No film by Bresson? I would suggest to add either "Mouchette", "A Gentle Woman" or "The Trial of Joan of Arc".

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alex peterson

17Nov09

totally agree, leaving off most of cassavettes ouevre is a major oversight on my part. i like almodovar but he's never sunk in for me. thelma and louise, yeah, that would make a list like this. anyone else?

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