Films Directed by Women

Jutka, a young woman who works in a factory, falls in love with Andras, a university student. She pretends to be a student, to him and to his parents, and begins to live a lie. Finally she rebels against Andras and his demands and the social conventions that forced her to live a lie.

2010 film by Fina Torres

Marion and Mingus both come from failed relationships but, by bringing their children together, they've managed to form a small yet happy family. Tensions in their household soon begin to spike when Marion's jovial father shows up on their doorstep with his randy daughter and her peculiar boyfriend in tow. As the motor-mouthed houseguests shatter every taboo imaginable, the happy couple begin to question their commitment.

Venturing from Venice Beach to Watts, Varda looks at the murals of LA as backdrop to and mirror of the city’s many cultures. She casts a curious eye on graffiti and photorealism, roller disco & gang violence, evangelical Christians, Hare Krishnas, artists, angels and ordinary Angelenos.

1998 documentary film directed by Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini

Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez — one of the losers that evening — the charmed Vida and Noxeema agree to take the hopeless youngster under their joined wing. Soon the three set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.

A man screws up on a transcontinental level in a noble effort to win back “the one.”

2000 film by Diane Keaton

These Encounters Of Theirs divides 10 non-professional actors into couples, then has them take turns in declaiming the Dialogues With Leuco, Cesare Pavese's abstract, philosophical work.

A comedy about a Polish family who is struggling with their libidos. Jadzia, though happily married to her husband, is having a serious affair with Roman. Meanwhile, her daughter Chala has lost her virginity to a neighbor and has become pregnant in the process. Family hijinx ensue.

During a time of political upheaval in Brazil, two strangers meet by coincidence in a foreign land and end up caught in the middle of a gem smuggling ring.

Two musicians and a roadie take money that is owed to them from a job. One flees to Mexico, and everyone has questions.

The story of a Polish mother who is exploited as a cheap worker in Austria, and of an Austrian realtor, who fits the typical cliché of a stubborn, sexually frustrated and ugly midlife man.

2006 US documentary film directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady

The teenage daughter of a Brooklyn beauty-parlor owner blossoms under the influence of her recently-returned show-biz aunt.

Love, Marilyn is an intimate excursus into the never-before-seen letters, diaries and notebooks of Marilyn Monroe. Appearing on screen to perform Marilyn’s words are renowned contemporary actresses, including Maria Tomei, Uma Thurman, and Glenn Close.

阿涅斯·瓦尔达04年的纪录片《艾丽丝华妲光影定格》，这是香港的译名，影片的原名是Cinévardaphoto ，其实是瓦尔达2004、1982、1963年，三个不同年代拍摄的三部纪录短片：《伊迪莎、泰迪熊及其它》（2004）、《尤利西斯》（1982）、《你好，古巴》（1983）。贯穿这三部纪录片的主题则是照片。这三部纪录短片在顺序上呼应了影片的片名“Cinevardaphoto”。 《伊迪莎、泰迪熊及其它》代表着传统电影技法(Cine)，瓦达本人的姓被用来象征个人化与诗意的《尤里西斯》，至于《古巴，你好》，自然是Photo了。
瓦尔达不仅是法国电影“新浪潮”中的重要一员，导演了大量的剧情电影和纪录片，也是一个卓有成就的摄影师，拍摄出版了不少的摄影集。我看过她镜头中的法国电影人，工作状态的生活状态的，抓拍得十分生动。也许这个原因，瓦尔达有很深的“图片情结”，这一点在她的纪录片中表现得尤为突出。在《我和拾穗者》中，从米勒的名画到瓦尔达各地收藏的明信片，都体现了她的这种情怀。04年的这部《艾丽丝华妲光影定格》更是将这种“图片情结”发挥到极致。影片中的三个短片都与照片有关，第一部《伊迪莎、泰迪熊及其它》记录一个用数十年时间收集含有泰迪熊的照片的女子在慕尼黑做的展览，第二部《尤里西斯》则以瓦尔达30年前拍摄的一张照片为线索，由照片、旁白、以及动态摄影构成，而《古巴，你好》则完全放弃使用摄影机，完全由呆照组成，运动感则依靠剪辑创造，类似于克里斯·马克的《堤》。瓦尔达将三部纪录短片串联在一起，体现了瓦达对于影像及电影本质的思考。其实，电影依靠的无非是人生理上的似动现象，每秒钟24个画格本来就是静止的影像。因此，不用摄影机未必不能拍电影。

The uneasy relationship between a mother and daughter is made all the more turbulent by drug abuse in this downbeat drama from Iranian filmmakers Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and Mohsen Abdolvahab

Based on the English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith in the 1880s. The diary records the daily events in the lives of a London clerk, Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie, his son Lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances, over a period of 15 months. The hapless Victorian diarist records the minutiae of life in the suburbs with a dry wit, sarcasm and mostly misunderstood humour, as he battles with impertinent tradesmen, exasperating friends and his wayward son Lupin's various misdemeanours.

1972 film by Chantal Akerman