The film consists largely of a series of interviews with female filmmakers from several different countries and filmmaking eras. Some, such as Agnès Varda and Catherine Breillat (both from France), have been making films for decades in a conscious effort to provide an alternative to the male filmmaking model; others, such as Moufida Tlatli (Tunisia) and Carine Adler (England), are relative newcomers to directing, and their approaches seem more personal and less political. The film as a whole manages to cover some important topics in the feminist debate about film -- how does one construct a female gaze, how can one film nude bodies without objectifying the actors (of either sex), what constitutes a strong female role -- while also making it clear that “women’s film” comprises as many different approaches to filmmaking as there are female filmmakers.
Marie Mandy
Director
Agnès Varda
Self
Sally Potter
Self
Carine Adler
Self
Catherine Breillat
Self
Jeanne Labrune
Self
Liliana Cavani
Self
Francesca Comencini
Self
Doris Dörrie
Self
Deepa Mehta
Self
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