Created by Women
Just a lot of movies and shows I love/like, or at least notable ones I know about (and want to see), that wouldn't have happened without the hand of a woman or hands of women (in no particular order)
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- DirectorLotte ReinigerCarl KochA handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess.Lotte Reiniger - director, puppeteer, animator (one of the earliest surviving animated feature films ever made). She pretty much made this movie all on her own with (I think) the help of her husband. A classic masterpiece. One of the best movies of all time.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsBrigitte HelmAlfred AbelGustav FröhlichIn a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.Thea von Harbou - Screenplay, Novelist, Writer
- DirectorMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsDeborah KerrDavid FarrarFlora RobsonA group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.Rumer Godden - Writer, Novelist
- DirectorLarisa ShepitkoStarsBoris PlotnikovVladimir GostyukhinSergey YakovlevTwo Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the winter cold, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.Larisa Shapitko - director. One of the greatest war movies ever made.
- DirectorChandra Prakash DwivediStarsUrmila MatondkarManoj BajpayeeSanjay SuriIn the days leading up to Partition, a Hindu woman is abducted by a Muslim man. Soon, she finds herself not only forced into marriage, but living in a new country as the borders between India and Pakistan are drawn.Amrita Pritam - novelist
- DirectorNaomi KawaseStarsKirin KikiMasatoshi NagaseKyara UchidaBurdened with a heavy and ever-increasing debt, a dorayaki baker hires a kind ageing woman, after tasting her delicious surprise. Little by little, she unravels her beautiful inner world. Could she be holding the secret to his success?Naomi Kawase - Director and Writer
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DillonMickey RourkeDiane LaneAbsent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.Writer (novel) - S.E. Hinton
- DirectorJames IvoryStarsAnthony HopkinsEmma ThompsonJohn HaycraftA butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Screenplay!!
- DirectorLisa HurwitzStarsMel BrooksJohn W. RomasCarl ReinerDocumentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.Lisa Hurwitz - director, writer
- StarsShinnosuke TachibanaSaori HayamiMarina InoueMinato fails college exams twice leaving him feeling worthless. A woman Musubi falls from the sky and bonds with Minato via a kiss awakening his powers. This draws Minato into a dangerous competition against others with special abilities.Sakurako Gokurakuin (pen name) - creator, mangaka.
- CreatorNaoko TakeuchiStarsStephanie ShehKotono MitsuishiKate HigginsUsagi is a clumsy but kindhearted girl who transforms into the powerful guardian of love and justice, Sailor Moon. Meeting allies along the way, Usagi and her team of Sailor Guardians fight to protect the universe from forces of evil.Naoko Takeuchi - original creator, mangaka.
- DirectorSujay DahakeStarsOm BhutkarAnita Date-KelkarChinmay KulkarniA farmland leopard, who is the subject of a research project ventures out in the wild, successfully completing a journey of around one hundred and twenty kilometers from Malshej Ghat to Mumbai.Gauri Bapat - writer, screenplay.
- 2019–202013 epsTV-MA5.2 (572)TV SeriesCreatorDachima InakaStarsAi KayanoHaruki IshiyaSayumi SuzushiroMasato is transported into a video game world for the adventure of a lifetime. The only catch? His mom's joining his party.Pochi (pen name) mangaka, illustrator of original manga.
- DirectorLois WeberStarsMary MacLarenHarry GriffithMattie WittingA young woman grows tired of providing for her family.Lois Weber - Director
Stella Wynne Herron - Writer (Adaptation)
Jane Addams - Novelist for "A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil" - DirectorMira NairStarsShafiq SyedAnjaanAmrit PatelYoung Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.Mira Nair - director. The first time I heard of her was when Monsoon Wedding was making a big splash here in Canada, but when I saw it I wasn't too impressed. Many years later, I give Salaam Bombay a shot and it's amazing. One of the best films by an Indian director I've ever seen, up there with Satyajit Ray and Mani Ratnam.
- DirectorJulio MedemStarsCarmelo GómezEmma SuárezKarra ElejaldeAngel, an exterminator recently released from a mental hospital, comes to rid a small Spanish town of tiny grubs in the soil. The local wine-making industry has found these pests responsible for giving their product an "earthy" taste that has divided local opinion. While in town, Angel becomes involved with two beautiful and very different women, and impacts their lives on a grand scale. Can either of these women accept the fact that Angel travels with a "ghost" of himself, or that he routinely speaks with the deceased townspeople?Deepa Mehta - director.
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsLisa RayJohn AbrahamSeema BiswasSet in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.Deepa Mehta - director. What a surprise that her best film has Lisa Ray as the lead actress. Actually, tbat was sarcasm, it's no surprise at all, she totally carried Bollywood/Hollywood and she clearly has versatility. Its too bad other big film directors didn't give her her some more good roles. It's lucky she at least got to star in the kind of movie Mehta is actually good at directing.
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsShabana AzmiNandita DasKarishma JhalaniTwo women who are abandoned by their husbands find love and solace in each other.Deepa Mehta - director.
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsRahul KhannaMoushumi ChatterjeeDina PathakA wealthy East Indian man gives an apparently non-East Indian woman a crash course in his culture, so he can marry her with his family's approval.Deepa Mehta - director. Definitely the worst of her movies that I've seen, and I hated it the first time I saw it, but I've grown to like it... mostly because of Lisa Ray, I admit, lol. Also because of Toronto. I think this was the first movie I ever saw that featured the C.N. Tower. But it has its own charm. But seriously, it's like this was made by a whole different director compared to her other films.
- DirectorIda LupinoStarsMala PowersTod AndrewsRobert ClarkeA young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped while on her way home from work.Ida Lupino - director
- DirectorIda LupinoStarsEdmond O'BrienFrank LovejoyWilliam TalmanTwo fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.Ida Lupino - director
- DirectorIda LupinoStarsJoan FontaineIda LupinoEdmund GwennA man secretly married to two women feels the pressure of his deceit.Ida Lupino - director
- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian GeraghtyDuring the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.Kathryn Bigalow - director
- DirectorKathryn BigelowMonty MontgomeryStarsWillem DafoeJ. Don FergusonRobert GordonTrouble ensues when a motorcycle gang stops in a small southern town while heading to the races at Daytona.Kathryn Bigalow - director
- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsRalph FiennesAngela BassettJuliette LewisA former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999.Kathryn Bigalow - director