Films Directed by Women

卡斯特拉（让-皮埃尔·巴克里 Jean-Pierre Bacri 饰）英俊多金，唯一的缺点就是为人粗鲁品味极差，一次偶然中，卡斯特拉在剧团里结识了名为克蕾拉（安娜·阿尔瓦罗 Anne Alvaro 饰）的女演员，后者的美丽和柔情让卡斯特拉很快便坠入了情网。
巧合的是，这并不是卡斯特拉同克蕾拉的初次见面了，原来，克蕾拉曾经担任过卡斯特拉的英语家庭教师。就这样，卡斯特拉展开了对克蕾拉的热烈追求，尽管卡斯特拉出手阔绰又挖空了心思想要讨好心上人，但克蕾拉却依旧对他不冷不热，个中原因只有一个，那就是卡斯特拉那糟糕透顶的品味让克蕾拉望而却步。最终，卡斯特拉能否令克蕾拉回心转意呢？

这部节奏极其缓慢的纪录片电影需要观众的极大耐心，尤其是开始40分钟无论如何都对观众构成一种严酷考验，在这四十分钟里只有15个镜头。正如她的剧情片《迷惑》(The Captive)的风格一样，这种长镜头正是艾克曼个人的标志。影片中被采访者都是和那些由于试图越过美国和墨西哥边境的死亡者有关系的人。这位1950年出生于比利时布鲁塞尔的女导演，说自己一生都在阅读普鲁斯特，并且和他有着一种特别的亲近感。艾克曼的出现给“独立制片”带来新的含义，她试图制作纯粹个人、纯粹独创和艺术的电影，她的作品总是将这三种东西融为一体，身体、女性和电影本身的历史。

Miss Sharon Jones: Dreams never expire but sometimes they are deferred. Miss Sharon Jones follows the talented and gregarious soul singer of the Grammy nominated R&B band "Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings." In the most challenging year of her life, Sharon Jones confronts pancreatic cancer. As she struggles to find her health and voice again, the film intimately uncovers the mind and spirit of a powerful woman determined to regain the explosive singing career that eluded her for 50 years.

昏暗迷离的某同志酒吧，一个美丽性感却面带忧愁的女子（Amira Casar 饰）在厕所割腕自杀，但随后便被一个男同性恋（Rocco Siffredi 饰）救下。经过一番交谈，女人和男人之间达成一笔交易，女人付费，男人则陪她度过四个夜晚。在这短短的四天里，男人和女人就两性关系展开了针锋相对且危险诡秘的对话 ……

素有「新浪潮祖母」之称的导深安妮华达，以拟迈化及不受考据限制的嘉剧风格，来表达「电影一百周年」这个严肃的主题。已经一百岁的电影先生有感于生命稍纵即逝，遂雇用年轻女孩卡蜜帮助他对一百年来的电影纪事做一番回顾。家里就是一座博物馆的电影先生，对电影如数家珍，完全沉溺在往的的电影情怀中。卡蜜除了每天接受电影洗礼外，更因电影先生的关系，经常接触到许多大明星，如马斯楚安尼、杰哈德巴狄厄、凯萨琳丹妮芙、劳勃狄尼洛等，甚至连亚兰德伦听到电影先生病了都特地赶来看他……

The groundbreaking original movie “Five” is an anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people’s lives. “Five” highlights the shared experience each short film’s title character endures from the moment of diagnosis, through an interconnected story arc that uses humor and drama to focus on the effect breast cancer and its different stages of diagnosis have on relationships and the way women perceive themselves while searching for strength, comfort, medical breakthroughs and, ultimately, a cure.
From executive producers Jennifer Aniston, Kristin Hahn (“The Departed,” “The Switch”), Kevin Chinoy (“Greg the Bunny,” “Warren the Ape”), Francesca Silvestri (“Greg the Bunny,” “Warren the Ape”), Marta Kauffman (“Friends”) and Paula Wagner (“The Last Samurai,” “Mission: Impossible”).

An intimate psychological study of the bitterness of old age and loneliness of a couple who have spent their whole lives together and who have nothing but hatred to offer to each other at the end.
Awards: 1989 - Mannheim Film Festival Golden Ducat, FIPRESCI Award, OCIC Catholic Jury Mention and Folk Higher Schools Jury Award.

新西兰女导演妮基·卡罗继《鲸骑士》、《北方风云》后的第三部作品，改编自Elizabeth Knox同名小说。故事发生在19世纪法国，杰瑞米·雷乃扮演的农民志向是制造出世界上最好的葡萄酒，然而却陷入与妻子凯莎·卡斯特-休伊斯以及美丽的伯爵夫人维拉·法梅加的爱恨纠葛中，此外还遇到了加斯帕德·尤利尔扮演的天使。

What at first appears to be a surprise family holiday turns into a kidnapping and ends in a nightmare, when Simone discovers her father is on the run from serious problems. As she slowly realises that he is losing his mind and on the verge of doing awful harm, she decides to protect her family. Loosely based on a family drama in the Netherlands.

A car crash blazes a destructive trail trough the lives of three women – an awkward adolescent, a malevolent femme fatale, and a wheelchair-ridden critic.

Nathan Andrews is all grown up. As a young doctor, Nathan finds himself questioning his career choice, so he goes to his hometown to soul search and reconnect with his father. Once home, a blossoming romance with teacher Megan Sullivan and a fast friendship with student Charlie Bennett teach Nathan to live life in the moment and embrace the time he has with friends and family.

This searing British thriller follows Flash (Dylan Duffus), who's safeguarding his buddy Angel's (Yohance Watson) cash until his release from prison. Now Angel is out -- and Flash is 100 pounds short. He turns to a lowlife named Evil (Tobias Duncan) for help, the first in a series of mistakes. Now, Flash has more than just Angel hunting him down. Directed by Penny Woolcock (Mischief Night), the film co-stars Ohran Whyte and Chris Wilson

Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never been seen before. Based on a book by Alexis Krasilovsky, the film tells the stories of camerawomen surviving the odds in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Mexico, the U.S. and other countries, as well as exploring their individual visions.

尼克凯夫起床。他寫作、進食、看電視、寫作。這是尼克凯夫在地球上的第两萬個日子：他化身爲司機，載著乘客遊晃在布萊頓，座上賓有壞種子樂團第一任吉他手Blixa Bargeld、名曲《Jubilee Street》MV主角Rey Winstone和女神凱莉米洛；那些在他生命中曾經有所關聯，又失去聯絡的人們。他們喃喃地述說著時間的流逝、記憶、孤獨與生死。

Nancy Carroll stars in Manhattan Cocktail as Babs, a college coed who dreams of becoming a famous actress. Joining up with her campus chums Fred (Richard Arlen) and Bob (Danny O'Shea), likewise aspiring thespians, Babes heads to Broadway with stars in her eyes. The winsome threesome are quickly disillusioned by the heartless machinations of nasty producer Renov (Paul Lukas) and his harridan wife (Lilyan Tashman). Before the plot proper gets under way, the audience is regaled with a cute "mythological" prologue, featuring the same three leading actors. Manhattan Cocktail was a silent picture, except for two brief musical numbers showcasing Nancy Carroll.

《心之全蚀》波兰新浪潮女导演阿格涅丝卡·霍兰导演的悬疑犯罪片，改编自波兰国宝级女作家奥尔嘉·朵卡获的小说，讲述60岁的英语老师在波兰森林中照看一个度假屋，但是越来越多的狩猎者在森林中神秘死亡，而警察似乎也束手无策，影片以动物保护为表象，映射了这个社会弱小群体的一些不公遭遇。男人们（权力者）为了满足自己丑陋欲望，虐待的不仅是动物，还有女人，孩童等处于弱势的群体。

Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.

Knowing the past changes the future. Seeking a connection to her heritage, Rebecca Hoffman sets out on a journey of discovery following the deaths of her adoptive parents. She finds that connection with her birth family in the Navajo community. But cultures clash when her husband is rejected as an outsider. Rebecca and her family experience rebirth in a rich culture and renewal as a family in this dramatic film based on the autobiography Looking for Lost Bird by Yvette Melanson (with Claire Safran).

弗兰妮是纽约一名大学教师，她孤零零地栖居于曼哈顿一间狭窄凌乱的公寓里，她的生活单调得只剩工作和她的妹妹宝琳娜。她正在为一本研究纽约青年俚语的书搜集资料。在酒吧的盥洗室里弗兰妮无意中发现一对男女正在进行口交，她不声不响地在一旁偷窥，虽然没有看清男人的脸，但这个手腕上带纹身的男人却强烈地激起了她的欲望。不久可怕的事情发生了。在弗兰妮的花园里，竟然找到了一具被肢解的女尸，侦探马龙前来调查，弗兰妮在马龙的手腕上发现了和酒吧洗手间里的男人一样的纹身，心里产生了一股隐隐的不安感，但同时这个冷漠外表下散发着热情的男人具有难以令人抗拒的魅力，他平淡地讲述着案件的残忍细节，随后邀请弗兰妮去喝一杯。仿佛被一股巨大的力量驱使，他们迅速为对方所吸引，卷入激情的漩涡中。疯狂的性爱让弗兰妮令人惊讶地重新焕发活力，她无法自拔地沉醉其中。但一系列相似的女性被害案不断发生，而且每位被杀者都与弗兰妮有着或多或少的联系。种种蛛丝马迹使她怀疑马龙就是那位连环杀手。她甚至开始感到周围的人似乎都逃不了嫌疑。弗兰妮陷入痛苦的矛盾挣扎中，爱欲与惊惧相交织令她身不由己地一点点坠入黑暗深渊……