ESSENTIAL FILMS BY WOMEN

IN TIERS, WITH AN ELITE STARTER PACK, IN REVERSE YEAR ORDER. Placings based on various polls, lists, selections, awards, ratings etc, especially on Mubi and the latest Sight & Sound poll, with leeway for hidden treasures and personal taste.

The list is intended as a manageable selection and a guide for where best to start. Comments, suggestions welcome.

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MY OTHER LISTS:

Films by Women: Mubi Poll,
My Favourite Films by Women,
Documentaries by Women,
Female Iranian Directors,
The Essential Agnes Varda,
Alice Guy-Blaché, Queen of the Pioneers

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