My viewings for the Films Directed by Women Challenge 2018
by RogerTheMovieManiac88 | created - 01 Apr 2018 | updated - 02 Apr 2018 | PublicA log of my viewings for this challenge devoted to female film-makers that was hosted on the iCM Forum in March 2018.
Not listed on IMDb at time of viewing:
Features:
'L'orchidoclaste, Rudy Ricciotti vu par Laetitia Masson' (2013, Laetitia Masson) - 8.5/10
'Chocolat, une histoire du rire' (2016, Judith Sibony) - 7.5/10
'Herménégilde Chiasson, de ruptures en contraintes' (2016, Ginette Pellerin) - 8.5/10
'L'héritier' (2016, Édith Jorisch) - 6.5/10
Shorts:
'Great Castles of the Middle Ages' / 'Mediaeval Castles' (1950, Felicity Kinross) - 8/10 - 20 minutes
'Abstract film en couleurs' (1991, Cécile Fontaine) - 6.5/10 - 3 minutes
'De Kade' (2003, Barbara Meter) - 7/10 - 6 minutes
'Holy Woods' (2008, Cécile Fontaine) - 8.5/10 - 8 minutes
'Le mur' (2012, Noémi Gruner) - 7.5/10 - 4 minutes
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1. Cameraperson (2016)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Exposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What emerges is a visually bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera.
Director: Kirsten Johnson | Stars: Kirsten Johnson, Aisha Bukar, Eric W. Davis, Jacques Derrida
Votes: 3,249 | Gross: $0.10M
2. Wadjda (2012)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Abdullrahman Al Gohani, Ahd
Votes: 21,481 | Gross: $1.35M
3. Lolo (2015)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy
Violette, a 40-year old workaholic with a career in the fashion industry falls for a provincial computer geek, Jean-Rene, while on a spa retreat with her best friend.
Director: Julie Delpy | Stars: Julie Delpy, Dany Boon, Vincent Lacoste, Karin Viard
Votes: 4,436 | Gross: $0.02M
4. Un jour mon prince (2016)
82 min | Comedy
There are almost a hundred years that The Sleeping Beauty is asleep No prince charming responsible for waking found favor in his eyes or, if it does not wake up, the world of fairies disappear.
Director: Flavia Coste | Stars: Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Mylène St-Sauveur, Jean-Luc Couchard, Hugo Becker
Votes: 84
5. Ceux qui dansent sur la tête (2014 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama, Music
Dance drama playing on a dairy farm, starring two 19-year-old friends Syl and Frenzy who live for breakdancing. The friendship comes under pressure during a dance audition in Paris, where ... See full summary »
Director: Magaly Richard-Serrano | Stars: Sylvie Testud, Finnegan Oldfield, Jean-François Stévenin, Freddy Kimps
Votes: 41
6. Nearest to Heaven (2002)
96 min | Drama, Romance
A mature woman restores the romantic events of her youth.
Director: Tonie Marshall | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, William Hurt, Bernard Le Coq, Hélène Fillières
Votes: 576
7. Radioman (2012)
75 min | Documentary
The New York film set mascot who overcame homelessness and alcoholism to become a fixture of the New York film industry, with over 100 small parts to his name.
Director: Mary Kerr | Stars: Josh Brolin, Craig Castaldo, George Clooney, Matt Damon
Votes: 295
8. Monsoon Wedding (2001)
R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah, Vijay Raaz
Votes: 26,689 | Gross: $13.88M
9. I'm All Yours (2015)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
Charming thirty-year-old Hanna Belkacem has inherited the gene from her parents: she is unable to say no. And as she is the Director of Human resources of a big firm such infirmity is not ... See full summary »
Director: Baya Kasmi | Stars: Vimala Pons, Mehdi Djaadi, Agnès Jaoui, Ramzy Bedia
Votes: 682
10. Love at First Child (2015)
G | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
Ange Pagani, womanizing architect, is having a normal day until a woman, Gabrielle, arrives at his office accusing his son of being pregnant to her daughter. But Ange has no children!
Director: Anne Giafferi | Stars: Isabelle Carré, Patrick Bruel, Alice de Lencquesaing, Thomas Solivérès
Votes: 1,088
11. The Other Side of Sleep (2011)
88 min | Drama, Mystery
Arlene lives in a small town in the midlands. One morning she wakes in the woods beside the body of a young woman, which is soon discovered. Suspicion spreads through the community and Arlene barricades herself in at night, afraid to sleep.
Director: Rebecca Daly | Stars: Olwen Fouéré, Sam Keeley, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Cathy Belton
Votes: 223
12. The Beachcomber (1954)
Approved | 82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In the Indian Ocean, the new British Resident of the Welcome Islands tangles with loneliness, angry natives, a drunken troublemaker and a sudden outbreak of cholera.
Director: Muriel Box | Stars: Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Donald Sinden, Paul Rogers
Votes: 370
13. Burnt Out (2005)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama
Disheartened after a shocking event that took place in his firm, a compliant and committed employee loses the ground under his feet and revolts.
Director: Fabienne Godet | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Dominique Blanc, Julie Depardieu, Marion Cotillard
Votes: 412
14. Savannah (2013)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Family, History
Drama about the friendship between an Oxford-educated Southerner and a former black slave in turn-of-the-century Savannah.
Director: Annette Haywood-Carter | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jaimie Alexander, Bradley Whitford
Votes: 1,771 | Gross: $0.04M
15. The Beguiled (2017)
R | 93 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Colin Farrell
Votes: 61,783 | Gross: $10.58M
16. Frozen River (2008)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama
A mom looks for another source of income, when her husband leaves with the money meant for the new mobile home. A nearby Indian territory stretches across the border to Canada with a drivable frozen river between. Smuggling?
Director: Courtney Hunt | Stars: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, Michael O'Keefe
Votes: 26,465 | Gross: $2.51M
17. Both Sides of the Law (1953)
94 min | Crime, Drama
A pseudo-documentary in style with an emphasis on the daily work and routine of women police built around three different story lines. The first involves eighteen-year-old Bridget Foster (... See full summary »
Director: Muriel Box | Stars: Anne Crawford, Peggy Cummins, Rosamund John, Terence Morgan
Votes: 248
18. La faute à Fidel! (2006)
Unrated | 99 min | Drama
A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.
Director: Julie Gavras | Stars: Nina Kervel-Bey, Julie Depardieu, Stefano Accorsi, Benjamin Feuillet
Votes: 5,209 | Gross: $0.17M
19. Half Sister, Full Love (2015)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Mourning his brother's recent death, Pierrick accepts his best friend Tessa's invitation to stay in her family home--at last, a week alone. But when her gets there, he finds the house already occupied by Tessa's sister Marie.
Director: Marion Vernoux | Stars: Virginie Efira, Géraldine Nakache, Grégoire Ludig, Mélanie Malhère
Votes: 502
20. Jasper Jones (2017)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the late '60s, two teenage boys join forces to solve a chilling mystery and navigate the prejudices and secrets of their small Australian town.
Director: Rachel Perkins | Stars: Levi Miller, Kevin Long, Toni Collette, Aaron L. McGrath
Votes: 3,714
21. Beyond the Fire (2009)
77 min | Romance
From tragedy comes a burning love, but can passion survive the torment of a sinister past
Director: Maeve Murphy | Stars: Scot Williams, Cara Seymour, Victoria Aitken, Alison Cain
Votes: 107
22. Du bleu jusqu'en Amérique (1999)
100 min | Drama
Victim of a terrible accident, overnight the young Camille Balaise finds himself in another world; that of rehabilitation. His life till now no longer counts, what is to become of him he ... See full summary »
Director: Sarah Lévy | Stars: Samuel Jouy, Marion Cotillard, Albert Dupontel, Claude Perron
Votes: 146
23. Just Before I Go (2014)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
On the verge of giving up on life, a guy travels to his hometown to make amends.
Director: Courteney Cox | Stars: Seann William Scott, Olivia Thirlby, Garret Dillahunt, Kate Walsh
Votes: 19,489 | Gross: $0.01M
24. Two Birds, One Stone (I) (2016)
85 min | Drama
Director: Fejria Deliba | Stars: Milouda Chaqiq, Brigitte Roüan, Claire Wauthion, Zinedine Soualem
Votes: 83
25. A Spiritual Matter (2015 TV Movie)
R | 82 min | Drama
In an empty house, a woman, 40, lets herself go to her most motivating, deepest impulses.
Director: Bénédicte Acolas | Star: Sophie Marceau
Votes: 85
26. A Castle in Italy (2013)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
A family is forced to sell their Italian home.
Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Louis Garrel, Filippo Timi, Marisa Borini
Votes: 1,253
27. Araya (1959)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
"Araya" is an old natural salt mine located in a peninsula in northeastern Venezuela which was still, by 1959, being exploited manually five hundred years after its discovery by the Spanish... See full summary »
Director: Margot Benacerraf | Stars: José Ignacio Cabrujas, Laurent Terzieff
Votes: 844
28. Musical Chairs (2015)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
Perrine plays at kids' birthdays to make ends meet. On her way to a party, she makes a man fall into a tip. The victim is taken to hospital in a coma. Perrine decides to do all she can to help him awake.
Director: Marie Belhomme | Stars: Isabelle Carré, Carmen Maura, Philippe Rebbot, Nina Meurisse
Votes: 363
29. The Great Man (2014)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
Markov and Hamilton are fellow French Legionnaire's at the end of their posting in Afghanistan. An ambush results in an abdication of duty-despite it stemming from an act of fidelity. ... See full summary »
Director: Sarah Leonor | Stars: Jérémie Renier, Surho Sugaipov, Ramzan Idiev, Daniel Fassi
Votes: 160 | Gross: $0.01M
30. Les ambitieux (2006)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
On the one hand you have Judith Zahn, an arrogant, snobbish, bitchy Parisian editor. On the other hand meet Julien Demarsay: an insecure, timid, young bookseller from the East of France who... See full summary »
Director: Catherine Corsini | Stars: Karin Viard, Éric Caravaca, Jacques Weber, Gilles Cohen
Votes: 393
31. The Levelling (2016)
R | 83 min | Drama
Somerset, October 2014. When Clover Catto (Ellie Kendrick) receives a call telling her that her younger brother Harry (Joe Blakemore) is dead, she must return to her family farm and face ... See full summary »
Director: Hope Dickson Leach | Stars: Ellie Kendrick, David Troughton, Jack Holden, Joe Blakemore
Votes: 2,785 | Gross: $0.00M
32. Prisonnières (1988)
99 min | Crime, Drama
A women's prison. Women arrive, some for as long as eight years. They work making teddy bears. Dessombes, the head matron, misses little. She gets intelligence from Marthe, an older convict... See full summary »
Director: Charlotte Silvera | Stars: Marie-Christine Barrault, Annie Girardot, Bernadette Lafont, Milva
Votes: 122
33. La fille de Monaco (2008)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
Bertrand Beauvois, a well-known attorney, is in Monte Carlo to defend a businessman's mother who murdered a gigolo with ties to gangsters. The businessman provides a bodyguard, Christophe, ... See full summary »
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem, Stéphane Audran, Gilles Cohen
Votes: 2,357 | Gross: $0.60M
34. Lady Chatterley (2006)
R | 168 min | Drama, Romance
A French adaptation of the second (and much less well-known) version of D.H. Lawrence's erotic tale.
Director: Pascale Ferran | Stars: Marina Hands, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h, Hippolyte Girardot, Hélène Alexandridis
Votes: 4,772 | Gross: $0.69M
35. Sous le figuier (2012)
92 min | Comedy
The last days of a terminally-ill old lady ,full of Joie De Vivre.
Director: Anne-Marie Etienne | Stars: Gisèle Casadesus, Anne Consigny, Jonathan Zaccaï, Marie Kremer
Votes: 91
36. The Consolation (2017 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Drama
Suffering dizziness and fainting spells, TV presenter Flavie consults a psychiatrist. He suggests she's bottling up a traumatic event from her past and proposes they look through childhood photos. A picture brings back repressed memories.
Director: Magaly Richard-Serrano | Stars: Léa Drucker, Lou Gable, Philip Schurer, Xavier Mathieu
Votes: 220
37. Simulacra (2014)
9 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Which image is real - the one staring at us from the mirror or the one standing in front of it? In hallways filled with illusions, a simulacrum behind the looking glass, he is trying to ... See full summary »
Directors: Ivana Bosnjak, Thomas Johnson
Votes: 21
38. Meditation on Violence (1949)
Not Rated | 12 min | Documentary, Short
The setting with the low walls and river views is located in a private area of The Cloisters museum.
Director: Maya Deren | Star: Chao Li Chi
Votes: 1,084
39. Lou (I) (2014)
11 min | Short, Drama, Family
LOU is a story of women, including the underground live of Luciana, a Portuguese who immigrated in Brussels working in a brothel. On that day, she tries to wish a Happy Birthday by Skype to her young son who stayed in Portugal.
Director: Anouk Dominguez | Stars: Chanel Agura, Antojo, Carrina da Silva
40. Fulfilament (2015)
8 min | Animation, Short
Follow a little, lost thought as it tries to find the best place to become a big idea.
Director: Rhiannon Evans
Votes: 60
41. Struck (2017)
15 min | Short, Crime, Drama
On the sand dunes of her local beach a female jogger returns to the scene of a crime looking for closure.
Director: Aurora Fearnley | Stars: James Rastall, Maria Jose Bavio
Votes: 41
42. Fry-Up (2017)
9 min | Short, Drama
Set against the urban backdrop of North London, Fry-Up is an intimate portrayal of a family's last day together.
Director: Charlotte Regan | Stars: Alfie Stewart, Sian Clifford, Martin Askew, Cameron Goodchild
Votes: 64
43. Rememberer (2017)
9 min | Short, Sci-Fi
The world has ended. There's nowhere to go. Except back.
Directors: Nadège Dumont, Carl Murphy | Stars: Cormac Brown, Marian Caparrós, Cate MacGabhan, Vinny Murphy
Votes: 24
44. The Veteran Hour (2015)
24 min | Short, Drama, War
22 veterans commit suicide everyday. That's almost one per hour. THE VETERAN HOUR explores three different hours in three different veteran's lives, where not giving up on love and compassion is the only way to give a chance to re-birth
Directors: Hamlet Sarkissian, Donatella Gomelsky-Guichard | Stars: Whitney Morgan Cox, Justin Loyal, Tony Nevada, David O'Hara
Votes: 7
45. Wait (II) (2015)
12 min | Short, Drama, Family
When an important pigeon race and a rare visit home by his son Martin coincide, Charlie waits anxiously for a safe journey home.
Director: Audrey O'Reilly | Stars: Rory Keenan, Owen Roe
Votes: 10
46. Peru (2017)
16 min | Short, Comedy
Summoned to a mysterious meeting, Poppy, Vincent, Gaspard, and Adèle find themselves in front of a worn down bar, on the seaside, in Ostende. Rapidly, the four of them discover that they ... See full summary »
Director: Marie Kremer | Stars: Alba Gaïa Bellugi, Oscar Copp, Laurette Tessier, Benjamin Voisin
Votes: 22
47. Calamity (2017)
22 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
France meets her son's girlfriend for the first time. She loses control.
Directors: Séverine de Streyker, Maxime Feyers | Stars: Jean-Michel Balthazar, Ingrid Heiderscheidt, François Maquet, Arthur Marbaix
Votes: 112
48. Evcilik (2017)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Two kids' playing house experience is getting darker while they are pretending..
Directors: Ozgul Gurbuz, Cenk Köksal
Votes: 29
49. Lovely Yellow Color (1991)
5 min | Short, Drama
This early, Godard-inspired structuralist sketch analyzes an empty apartment by way of a continuous pan as Schanelec's voice-over narration recounts her uneasiness with her new roommate.
Director: Angela Schanelec | Star: Angela Schanelec
Votes: 37
51. Violet, Fisher of the Black Sea (2006)
9 min | Animation, Short, Horror
Violeta loves best fishing into the darkest depths.
Directors: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas
Votes: 106
54. To the Happy Few (2003)
4 min | Short
This award-winning short color films include a wide range of images, which include animated and black and white footage. The film rapidly cuts between scenes. Some of the depictions could be judged as shocking or offensive by some.
Directors: Thomas Draschan, Stella Friedrichs
Votes: 69
57. Girls (2010)
13 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Mary is a lonely, young teenage girl desperately seeking love and attention.
Director: Maureen O'Connell | Stars: Marilyn Bane, Sharon Coade, Molly Howe, Geraldine McAlinden
58. Edesia (2015)
7 min | Short, Drama, Family
A quirky interpretative film using Edesia the Roman Goddess of food as a title to evoke a young girls understanding of a food disorder as seen through her eyes. Think Marceau meets Saryan ... See full summary »
Directors: Dennis Earlie, Vanessa Earlie | Star: Vanessa Earlie
60. Glass Gardens (1982)
Not Rated | 5 min | Animation, Short
Glass Gardens is an animated film about the role creativity plays in the survival of the human spirit. A lone woman wanders a landscape of a fallen city, gathering relics and creating new ... See full summary »
Director: Lisa Crafts
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