Best movies directed by women

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avgcrtckr
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Re: Best movies directed by women

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Tier 10 Films
Oyun (2005) 90
Generation Kill (2008) 88
City of God (2003) 84
The House Is Black (1963) 84
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du … (1976) 84
The Ascent (1977) 82
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) 81
Harlan County, USA (1976) 79
Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der … (1938) 79
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmm… (1991) 78
Powers of Ten (1977) 78
Seven Beauties (1975) 78

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top 5
City of God
Lost in Translation
Titus
Near Dark
Rush

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Tier 10 Films

The Ascent (1977) 94
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) 92
The Asthenic Syndrome (1989) 90
The Turin Horse (2011) 90
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) 84
Daisies (1966) 84
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) 84

Tier 9 Films

At Land (1944) 82
City of God (2003) 81
Ravenous (1999) 79

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My second favorite film of all time was directed by a woman;

Tier 10-

Seven Beauties, 99

In addition to that, there's

Tier 10

The Hurt Locker, 87, "Masterpiece"
Love and Anarchy, 85, "Masterpiece"
American Psycho, 80, "Excellent"

Can't think of any other ones at/near the top, though.

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Tier 10
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
The Asthenic Syndrome (1989)
Daisies (1966)
Dolgie provody (1971)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
Persepolis (2007)
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)

Tier 9
La Coquille et le Clergyman (1928)
Dreams and Desires: Family Ties (2006)
Happiness (1965)
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (1938)
Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit (1938)
Portrait of Jason (1967)
Salesman (1968)
Sita Sings the Blues (2008)
Triumph des Willens (1935)
Vagabond (1985)
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

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Tier 10 Films
Shrek (2001) 95
Lost in Translation (2003) 90
City of God (2003) 80
Countdown to Zero (2010) 80
Jesus' Son (1999) 80
Near Dark (1987) 75
Dogfight (1991) 70
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 70
My First Mister (2001) 70
Point Break (1991) 70

Tier 9 Films
American Psycho (2000) 65
The Hurt Locker (2009) 65
The Last Supper (1995) 65
Ratcatcher (1999) 65
Walking and Talking (1996) 65

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My all-too-short list, based on what I've seen:

Dawn (2015)
Winter's Bone
Beau Travail
Seven Beauties
Outrage (1950)
Om Shanti Om
The Hazards of Helen (1914–15)
Ratcatcher
Fat Girl
Meshes of the Afternoon
Olympia Parts 1 & 2
Terminal Island (1973)
Take Care of My Cat (2001)
My Brilliant Career (1979)

Co-directs in T10-8:
The Act of Killing
American Splendor
City of God
Gimme Shelter

Honorable Mentions:
The Mourning Forest (my favorite Naomi Kawase, although this exposure is limited)
Punisher: War Zone (Judge me. One of my favorite B-movies of the last decade)
The Lure (2015) [first film from Agnieszka Smoczynska = should look at future work]
UFO in Her Eyes [Xiaolu Guo, novelist who dabbles in film. Flawed but fun]
Organ (1996) [polarizing Japanese horror, still notable]
The Babadook (2014)
An Autumn's Tale (1987)

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Mentaculus wrote:The Mourning Forest (my favorite Naomi Kawase, although this exposure is limited)


I'd like to see this, and Moe no suzaku. I liked "Still The Water", although more for the themes than the filmmaking.

(I've wanted to see Beau Travail for a long time, but seeing "Our Little Sister" recently has given me an appetite for small Japanese dramas.).

my t10s. all watched over a decade ago

Ratcatcher (1999)
Morvern Callar (2002)
The Snowman (1982)
Gasman (1997)
Jane Eyre (2006)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Whale Rider (2002)

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Now seen 297, 5.22 avg tier.

Most promising recent discovery has been Valérie Donzelli, whose Queen of Hearts is one of the most distinctive and exciting debuts I've seen in years. Have also had a tons of fun going through the big Charles & Ray Eames boxset (still about a third to go). What a woman.

tier 10s:

Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975)
News from Home (Chantal Akerman, 1977)
A New Leaf (Elaine May, 1971)
Mikey and Nicky (Elaine May, 1976)
Beau Travail (Claire Denis, 1999)
Trouble Every Day (Claire Denis, 2001)
Marseille (Angela Schanelec, 2004)
The Days Between (Maria Speth, 2001)
Seventeen (Joel DeMott & Jeff Kreines, 1983)
Grey Gardens (Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer, Mayleseses, 1975)
The House Is Black (Forough Farrokhzad 1963)
Point Break (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)
Wanda (Barbara Loden, 1970)
Werckmeister Harmonies (Béla Tarr & Ágnes Hranitzky, 2000)
Maria Bamford: Old Baby (Jessica Yu, 2017) standup special, but pretty much unique as far that goes. That Yu also directed a documentary on Henry Darger is fitting...

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