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Films on Women

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Historically in film, the roles of female characters are restricted and female protagonists were rare. This has changed over the years, and we now have a significant amount of films with female protagonists. Enjoy the selection of films on women from all around the world!

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Hotel

Jessica Hausner 2004 83 Min
When Irene takes a position at a hotel deep in …
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Diamanthände

Ella Raetzer 2016 20 Min
For me, music is the medium with which to express …
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Karen

María Pérez Sanz 2020 61 Min
María Pérez Sanz builds an intimate, elegant, and delicate portrait …
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Craft

Gustavo Pizzi 2009 85 Min
Bianca manages a precarious living as a talented but underemployed …
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Boca Chica

Gabriella A. Moses 2023 97 Min
Beautifully juxtaposing the realities and expectations of a young girl …
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A Faraway House

Mayra Bottero 2021 78 Min
Graciela dreams of going away and start a new life …
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Before the Rooster Crows

Arí Maniel Cruz 2016 98 Min
Carmín is a teenager who lives in Barranquitas, a mountainous …
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El Septimo Sentido - I am a dancer. Von der Kunst zu leben.

Silke Abendschein 2017 75 Min
Being ignored is worse than somebody hating you. Dance documentary …
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Jane by Charlotte

Charlotte Gainsbourg 2021 90 Min
With the tremor of time passing by, Charlotte Gainsbourg started …
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Greater Love Hath No Man

Alice Guy Blaché 1911 17 Min
A new manager is appointed to a gold mine concession …
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A House Divided

Alice Guy Blaché 1913 14 Min
A married couple decide to live separately together.
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Falling Leaves

Alice Guy Blaché 1912 12 Min
In the opening scene, Dr. Headley demonstrates the success of …
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The End

Didier Barcelo 2011 17 Min
Charlotte Rampling is devastated. She just caught a recrun of” …
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Good Manners

Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra 2017 135 Min
Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, …
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A Nightmare Wakes

Nora Unkel 2021 90 Min
A Nightmare Wakes is a film inspired by the torrid …
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Anchoress

Christopher Newby 1993 106 Min
In Shere, in Surrey during the 14th century, 14-year-old Christine …
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La Luna

Vera Neubauer 1999 25 Min
Mixture of animation and live action. Real and human rats.
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Margaret Tait: Film Maker

Margaret Williams 1983 35 Min
Portrait of Margaret Tait, including extracts from many of her …
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Marseille

Angela Schanelec 2004 95 Min
Young fotographer Sophie exchanges her flat with a student from …
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The Invisible Frame

Cynthia Beatt 2009 60 Min
In 1988, the British director Cynthia Beatt, who is based …
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For Nothing

Stephan Geene 2014 95 Min
Unannounced, Aziza is once again standing in her room in …
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Invoking Justice

Deepa Dhanraj 2011 85 Min
In Southern India, family disputes are settled by Jamaats—all male …
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Salma

Kim Longinotto 2013 89 Min
When Salma, a young Muslim girl in a south Indian …
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Maria in Nobody's Land

Marcela Zamora Chamorro 2010 86 Min
MARIA IN NOBODY'S LAND is an unprecedented and intimate look …
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Kiruna-Kigali

Goran Kapetanovic 2012 15 Min
In the midst of frost and snow, a woman is …
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