Films_on_Women

Films_on_Women

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!

Films in this category

Film Still "Girls' War"

Girls' War

Mylene Sauloy 2016 52 Min

Hundreds of women come from Paris to Kobani, from Turkish …

Film Still "Trouble"

Trouble

Penelope Buitenhuis 1993 87 Min

Berlin at the beginning of the 1990s. Thousands of young …

Film Still "The Amazing Catfish"

The Amazing Catfish

Claudia Sainte-Luce 2013 87 Min

Claudia, a lonely young woman, works in a supermarket. One …

Film Still "Violeta Went to Heaven"

Violeta Went to Heaven

Andrés Wood 2011 110 Min

A portrait of famed Chilean singer and folklorist Violeta Parra …

Film Still "Suzanne"

Suzanne

Katell Quillévéré 2013 90 Min

A single mother in adolescence, Suzanne lives with her father …

Film Still "My Skinny Sister"

My Skinny Sister

Sanna Lenken 2014 94 Min

12-year-old Stella is in the midst of puberty. She struggles …

Film Still "Don't Look at Me That Way"

Don't Look at Me That Way

Uisenma Borchu 2015 88 Min

Hedi is the new neighbor of Iva, who raises her …

Film Still "Much Loved"

Much Loved

Nabil Ayouch 2015 104 Min

Noha, Randa, Soukaina, Hlima - just some of the women …

Film Still "Lovely Rita"

Lovely Rita

Jessica Hausner 2001 79 Min

Sullen, brooding Rita (Barbara Osika) is an outcast teenager in …

Film Still "Goodbye First Love"

Goodbye First Love

Mia Hansen-Løve 2011 106 Min

15-year-old Camille and 19-year-old Sullivan are in love for the …

Film Still "Janis. Little Girl Blue"

Janis. Little Girl Blue

Amy J. Berg 2015 99 Min

Archival footage and interviews highlight the life and career of …

Film Still "Ida"

Ida

Pawel Pawlikowski 2013 80 Min

Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in …

Film Still "Heart of a Dog"

Heart of a Dog

Laurie Anderson 2015 75 Min

Laurie Anderson interweaves childhood memories, video diaries, philosophical thoughts on …

Film Still "Zurich"

Zurich

Sacha Polak 2015 90 Min

For 10 years, Nina and Boris were a couple. Then …

Film Still "Be My Baby"

Be My Baby

Christina Schiewe 2014 101 Min

Nicole is 18 and has Down syndrome. She wants to …

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