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jrose
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posted 05 February 2008 05:22 AM

Inspired by this photo, I think we need a thread about some great films, directed by great women (feature, shorts, documentaries ...)

I watched Waitress on Friday night, by the late director and actress Adrienne Shelly, who was murdered in 2006. It was a sweet little movie about a mother-to-be, in an abusive relationship, in small town U.S.A.

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Camryn
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posted 05 February 2008 06:28 AM

The Savages (written & directed by Tamara Jenkins) was fantastic. Also Me and You and Everyone We Know (written & directed by Miranda July), Blue Car (written & directed by Karen Moncrieff), Lost in Translation (directed by Sofia Coppola), Water or even better,Earth (both by Deepa Mehta), The Jane Austen Book Club (directed by Robin Swicord), Away From Her (directed by Sarah Polley). August Rush (directed by Kirsten Sheridan) might be too wholesome-sweet for some people but I really enjoyed that too.

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melovesproles
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posted 05 February 2008 12:45 PM

Morvern Callar, directed by Lynne Ramsay, is one of my favorite movies. I haven't tracked down her other stuff but I just read up on some of them and they sound intriguing.

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martin dufresne
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posted 05 February 2008 04:19 PM

Is anyone else here a fan of Dutch film-meistress Marleen Gorris? Antonia's Line is hands down the best film I have ever seen (Oscar for Foreign Film in 1995), but I also grokked the too-little known A Question of Silence (1982) and Broken Mirrors (1984). All about ordinary women breaking through constraints and not providing explanations.

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mary123
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posted 05 February 2008 04:49 PM

Bonnie Sherr Klein who directed the documentary "Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography / C'est surtout pas de l'amour : un film sur la pornographie" and who also happens to be Naomi Klein's mom.

2 awesome creations from this talented Canadian woman.

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Michelle
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posted 05 February 2008 05:51 PM

Thanks for that excellent rundown of movies, Camryn, and welcome to babble.

mary123, I agree, Sherr Klein is excellent. She also did another film documentary about disability, called "The Art of Disability". It's funny, and thoroughly engaging.

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Camryn
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posted 06 February 2008 08:00 AM

I didn't know the director of Not A Love Story was Naomi Klein's mother. Interesting. And thanks for the welcome, Michelle.

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mary123
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posted 06 February 2008 11:41 AM

Hey Camyrn welcome to the forum!

Did you know that another Canadian feminist and journalist Michelle Landsberg (who is married to Stephen Lewis - Stephen Lewis is the son of former Federal NDP Leader David Lewis - has a journalist son - Avi Lewis who is married to Bonnie Klein's daughter Naomi ... whew!!!!

Imagine their terrific dinner conversations during the holidays!

Hey Michelle I've have heard about the documentary on disability by Bonnie Klein but haven't seen it yet.... but I will.

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Sharon
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posted 06 February 2008 12:42 PM

And if we broaden the thread description just a tiny bit, Naomi Klein wrote and produced The Take. (It was directed by Avi.)

Then there's Parsley Days directed (and everything else) by Andrea Dorfman which was well received.

quote:
"Parsley Days is a film about breaking up and birth control, two things that we don't often see portrayed in the cinema" says filmmaker Andrea Dorfman. Instead of focusing on the conflict over whether or not to have an abortion, the protagonist in the film knows from the start that she wants an abortion.

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jrose
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posted 05 May 2008 06:15 AM

Stumbled across this link today ...

It seems like an excellent resource for both movie lovers and those in the industry.

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Stargazer
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posted 05 May 2008 07:20 AM

The Virgin Suicides, also directed by Sophia Coppola.

Agnes Varda directed an amazing indie film called Vagabond.

Alice Wu - Saving Face

Kissed, an excellent Canadian flick, was directed by Lynne Stopkewich.

D.E.B.S was directed by Angela Robinson.

Boys Don't Cry - Kimberly Pierce

CQ2, a French Canadian film was directed by Carloe Laure

The Woodsman (a story about a paedophile - played amazingly well by Kevin Bacon) was directed by Nicole Kassell

Thirteen and Lords of Dogstown - directed by Catherine Hardwicke

In My Skin (Dans Ma Peau) - a brilliant movie - directed by Marina De Van

Waitress was an excellent movie!

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bigcitygal
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posted 05 May 2008 07:28 AM

At TIFF last year I saw Ping Pong Playa directed by Jessica Yu. It doesn't have major distribution, and from the website, it's screening at some festivals in the US this month and next month. Highly recommended.

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jrose
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posted 05 May 2008 07:37 AM

Sarah Polley had an excellent short film a few years back called I Shout Love, though I have no idea where I could track it down to watch it again. Does anyone know of video stores etc. in the GTA that would feature shorts?

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jrootham
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posted 05 May 2008 09:20 AM

Try Suspect on Markham or Queen St. Video, which has a second store on Bloor near Suspect. Don't know if losing the Queen St. store to a fire really hammered Suspect's collection or not.

Queen St. is a bit undiscriminating.

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Timebandit
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posted 05 May 2008 12:43 PM

The whole film and television industry is male-dominated. Directing is still very much a boys' club... Producing used to be, and still is to some degree but it is changing, so is writing. Directing will come along later. What can I say? I'm working on it...

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