Films Directed by Women

1990 film directed by Anja Breien

"The subject of "Wives" is that of those who here consider themselves a subject-race: women. It is a Norwegian film that makes its points far more effectively on behalf of that downtrodden species - the film's suggestion, not mine - because it can afford to joke about its ideas.... And it also see that men, too, have their problems in the way society sees the martial state.
The story begins with a class reunion and ends with the feeling that it has also examined the union that binds and polarises both sexes. It curious mixture of frivolity and seriousness doesn't always work, but it is certainly the best hilm i have yet seen on the subject of Women's Lib.
The woman director, Anja Breien, had followed the progress of three girl-friends who, after the reunion, decided to go on a spree. They are delightfully differentiated and utterly likeable. Mie, whose clowning disguises her vulnerability; Katja hiding her identity behind pregnancies; Heidrun, the proletarian who is too easily swayed by emotion.....It is a caring film, not only about its characters but about people as people."
(Tom Hutchinson, Sunday Telegraph)

Gathered at a funeral for a successful business man, the testament is to be read. They will all inherit, with a big IF; if the family company is to be joint run by all the heirs.

This mellow comedy is the third entry in filmmaker Anja Breien's "Wives" series and stars the same three actresses who appeared in the first two. This episodic film begins with flashbacks to the 1975 film Wives and scenes from 1985's Wives: Ten Years Later. Now ten more years have passed and they are comfortably ensconced in middle age. They have gathered to hold a surprise birthday for Kaja aboard an Oslo streetcar. The three haven't seen each other in ages and much of the story focuses on their discussions of their disparate lives. Every word, smile and tear they share affirms the depth of their lasting friendship.

Arvid falls in love with Lydia but puts the budding romance on hold to pursue a career and material wealth. Lydia is willing to wait for Arvid, until her father dies, leaving her finances in a dire state.

Ten years have passed since our three heroines' first outing in 1975. Now the women meet at yet another class reunion. Not surprisingly, they are still unwilling to call it a night after the party is over. Husbands and children must celebrate Christmas as best they can, while the women spend quality time drinking and taking stock of their lives.

The young Oslo lawyer Helen sees a man fall from a balcony, and realizes afterwards it's her father. Suicide or murder?

1970 film by Anja Breien

爱伦娜（妮卡尔·扎德甘 Necar Zadegan 饰）是一名摄影师，她那身为牧师的丈夫将世间一切除了男女之爱外的恋情看成是不可饶恕的罪恶，而爱伦娜亦安心的扮演着贤妻良母的角色。一次偶然中，爱伦娜遇见了名为佩顿（特拉茜·丁维迪 Traci Dinwiddie 饰）的女子，佩顿是一名女同性恋，爱伦娜惊讶的发现，自己的目光总是不经意的流连于佩顿那美丽的面容之上。
因为工作的原因，爱伦娜和佩顿之间的接触越来越多，两人都觉得，对方的身上散发着致命的吸引力。在阳光，森林和美丽的音乐之中，两名女子之间产生了恋情，尽管这恋情不被伦理道德所容纳，但是两情相悦心心相惜，这难道不正是世上最纯洁的感情吗？

表面上，瑞贝卡（芭芭拉·尼文 Barbara Niven 饰）和大多数家庭主妇一样，拉扯抚养着三个孩子，过着富裕而平静的生活，一切都看似波澜不惊。然而，在瑞贝卡的内心里，痛苦和欲望的火焰从未停止过熊熊燃烧，她的丈夫曼森（约翰·赫德 John Heard 饰）看似一表人才，实际上却是个冷漠又无情的男人，更让瑞贝卡感到失望的是，她从未在两人之间的床事上得到过满足。
一次偶然中，瑞贝卡向自己的好友透露了心中的失望，让瑞贝卡没有想到的是，好友竟然找到了一位名叫派瑞斯（杰西卡·克拉克 Jessica Clark 饰）的高级应召女郎，希望她能够安抚和满足瑞贝卡，而事实也正是如此，在经历了毫无保留的释放和激情后，瑞贝卡还能够重新回归到平淡的婚姻生活中吗？

一位身败名裂的联邦调查局探员，被停职，在失去母亲的痛苦中挣扎，来到了她小时候常去的小山村。她得到了一个特殊需要的男孩的朋友，他拥有非凡的天赋，通过他坚不可摧的精神和独特的人生观治愈他人。虽然她很受伤，但她开始透过他的眼睛看到拼图的碎片。

女作家克莱尔是一位极受男士青睐的漂亮姑娘，与其它女性作家聚集于海滨休养所从事文学研究工作。在发现同屋的尼尔是女同性恋者后，要求尼尔适应她的生活习惯及风格，并与她自己的性别而作反抗和挣扎的过程，结果……

有时，最大的爱就来自家庭本身。本片讲述了一个真实故事，一个早产儿是如何在家庭的呵护下存活并成长起来的。尼古拉斯在母亲怀胎100天时就出生了，只有1磅重，能够存活下来的机率几乎为零。女导演兼政治活动家妮可.康恩敏锐地捕捉到了这一事件，历时四年拍摄完成，见证了人类伟大的爱的奇迹！影片参展纽约、费城、华盛顿、芝加哥、洛杉矶、迈阿密等众多电影节，获得广泛关注和好评。
本片收获十二项最佳纪录片大奖！
Sometimes the greatest love story is about your very own family. little man is the story of how a micro-preemie brought a family to its knees. When Nicholas is born 100 days early, he weighs only one pound and faces impossible odds for survival. As he struggles for life, so struggle filmmaker Nicole Conn and political activist Gwen Baba to keep their family from disintegrating under the unrelenting stress and chaos of hospitals, emergency medical crises and a crushing blow to trust. little man explores the core of the human spirit as a family realizes that they are capable of enduring what they never thought possible.
An unusually honest film. An inspiration. New York Times Conn makes Michael Moore look like an impartial observer. Miami s The Weekly News An edge-of-your-seat, heart-in-your-throat suspense story. Los Angeles Times A testament to family love. People Magazine --Wolfe

在康沃尔一处偏远的度假公园里，一名年轻女子因怀疑男友出轨而陷入神秘执念。

在观看了一个非常熟悉的视频后，伊妮德，一个电影审查员，开始解决她姐姐失踪的过去之谜，开始了一个探索，消除了虚构和现实之间的界限。

Three angels are sent to Earth by Gabriel on a "fact finding mission" to blend in with the teenagers at a high school and learn first hand what peer pressure is. At the same time, Lucifer shows up to try to win some souls for his side. Chaos ensues, and so does a lot of music and dancing. All the main teenage characters, except the angels, are trying out to be in a band called "Hi-Tops". There are a few sub plots involving nerds, high school sweethearts, cheating on tests, taking drugs, etc.

讲述失踪25年的妹妹“有真”重返家中后家人逐渐出现了变化，对此感到异常的哥哥“书振”追查妹妹隐藏秘密时发现令人惊讶事件的推理悬疑故事。

　　聚焦一桩曾牵动许多人心的失踪和凶杀案，主角是在美国遇害的中国留学生章莹颖。该片由与她同校的学生施佳妍执导，展现在章莹颖失踪后寻找她和凶手(此后认定为布伦特·克里斯滕森)的过程，包括其男友和家人的努力，也展现她生前是怎样一个人。

Decades after the accidental drowning of her twin sister, a self-destructive young woman returns to her family home, finding herself drawn to an alternate dimension where her sister may still be alive.

该片主要聚焦布兰妮与父亲的关系，她希望自由的努力：2008年开始，布兰妮的父亲杰米·斯皮尔斯取得了对她的监管权，即她从财务到各个方面都在父亲的控制之下。去年11月，布兰妮要求取消父亲对自己监管的官司失败，她的律师对法官表示：“我的客户告知我：她害怕她的父亲，如果他保有监管权，她不会再次登上舞台表演。”