Favourite film directed by a woman? - Blu-ray Forum

dallywhitty · 04-01-2014, 08:49 PM

Thought this might make for an interesting discussion. Obviously, it's no secret that the majority of mainstream filmmakers are men, but if you could pick a favourite female-directed film, which would it be?

I've tried to pick some of the more obvious and famous examples for the sake of the poll (which is why, for example, you'll find directors such as Coppola and Bigelow are represented more than others), but feel free to vote the hell out of 'Other'.

Scarface32 · 04-01-2014, 09:23 PM

I'll take Fast Times at Ridgemont High for the win.

(Hollywood Squares reference)

King Troll · 04-01-2014, 09:29 PM

Lost in Translation

The Hurt Locker/Zero Dark Thirty/Point Break

Hucksta G · 04-01-2014, 09:43 PM

Zero Dark Thirty for me, followed by Fish Tank

Johnny Vinyl · 04-01-2014, 09:44 PM

NOT Yentl!

Visco. · 04-01-2014, 10:01 PM

Lore
Lost in Translation & The Bling Ring
Boys Don't Cry
Winter's Bone
Stories We Tell
Zero Dark Thirty

All of these are fantastic. Wait, does Cloud Atlas count?

JeffTheMovieGuy · 04-01-2014, 10:17 PM

Lost in Translation
Lords of Dogtown
Somewhere
The Hurtlocker

iank · 04-01-2014, 11:17 PM

Clueless.

TylerScruggs · 04-01-2014, 11:18 PM

Sort of strange not to include Big directed by Penny Marshall.

chris_sc77 · 04-01-2014, 11:30 PM

TITUS - Julie Taymore

SilentDawn · 04-01-2014, 11:34 PM

Lost In Translation

bluballer · 04-01-2014, 11:47 PM

Haifaa Al-Mansour, Wadjda

Holmes · 04-02-2014, 12:23 AM

1. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola)
2. The Portrait of a Lady (Jane Campion)
3. Bright Star (Campion)
4. Near Dark (Kathryn Bigelow)
5. The Piano (Campion)
6. Orlando (Sally Potter)
7. Sweetie (Campion)

Those are on my all-time top 100. Runners-up:

An Angel at My Table (Campion)
My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong)
Les rendez-vous d'Anna (Chantal Akerman)
Somersault (Cate Shortland)
Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley)
Wuthering Heights (Andrea Arnold)

Mr.Marvel · 04-02-2014, 04:29 AM

Winter's Bone

CZAR · 04-02-2014, 05:32 AM

Clueless. Got Em!!

PopcornBandit · 04-02-2014, 10:59 AM

Lost in Translation

Todd Tomorrow · 04-02-2014, 11:40 PM

Ten films directed by women I like:

Maidens in Uniform (1931 version)
A New Leaf
Fish Tank
You and Me and Everyone We Know
High Art
Meshes of the Afternoon
Europa Europa
Walking and Talking
Whip It
Hester Street

L.J. · 04-03-2014, 01:02 AM

The Hurt Locker

AKORIS · 04-03-2014, 05:43 PM

of these choices I picked FAST TIMES...

my all time favorite (that comes to mind anyway) is Penny Marshall's A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

CZAR · 04-03-2014, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AKORIS

of these choices I picked FAST TIMES...

my all time favorite (that comes to mind anyway) is Penny Marshall's A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

WOW!! Dude left that film off the poll?? FAIL!!! Got Em!!

View Poll Results: Which of these female-directed films is your favourite?
The Night Porter (1974, Liliana Cavani)	0	0%
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1983, Amy Heckerling)	13	7.78%
Yentl (1983, Barbra Streisand)	1	0.60%
Near Dark (1987, Kathryn Bigelow)	6	3.59%
Pet Sematary (1989, Mary Lambert)	3	1.80%
Point Break (1991, Kathryn Bigelow)	19	11.38%
Wayne's World (1992, Penelope Spheeris)	5	2.99%
Clueless (1995, Amy Heckerling)	8	4.79%
Strange Days (1995, Kathryn Bigelow)	7	4.19%
The Virgin Suicides (1999, Sofia Coppola)	1	0.60%
Boys Don't Cry (1999, Kimberley Pierce)	2	1.20%
American Psycho (2000, Mary Harron)	23	13.77%
Frida (2002, Julie Taymor)	1	0.60%
Ripley’s Game (2002, Liliana Cavani)	0	0%
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002, Kathryn Bigelow)	1	0.60%
Monster (2003, Patty Jenkins)	1	0.60%
Lost in Translation (2003, Sofia Coppola)	25	14.97%
Marie Antoinette (2006, Sofia Coppola)	2	1.20%
The Hurt Locker (2009, Kathryn Bigelow)	3	1.80%
Winter's Bone (2010, Debra Granik)	1	0.60%
Somewhere (2010, Sofia Coppola)	0	0%
We Need to Talk about Kevin (2011, Lynne Ramsay)	1	0.60%
Zero Dark Thirty (2012, Kathryn Bigelow)	15	8.98%
The Bling Ring (2013, Sofia Coppola)	1	0.60%
Carrie (2013, Kimberley Pierce)	3	1.80%
OTHER (please specify)	25	14.97%
Voters: 167. You may not vote on this poll

04-01-2014, 08:49 PM	#1
dallywhitty Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Temple of Isis 4K collection:322 Blu-ray collection:1687 DVD collection:178	Favourite film directed by a woman? Thought this might make for an interesting discussion. Obviously, it's no secret that the majority of mainstream filmmakers are men, but if you could pick a favourite female-directed film, which would it be? I've tried to pick some of the more obvious and famous examples for the sake of the poll (which is why, for example, you'll find directors such as Coppola and Bigelow are represented more than others), but feel free to vote the hell out of 'Other'. Last edited by dallywhitty; 04-01-2014 at 08:55 PM.

04-01-2014, 09:43 PM	#4
Hucksta G Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:New Zealand 4K collection:119 Blu-ray collection:1000 DVD collection:378 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:5	Zero Dark Thirty for me, followed by Fish Tank Last edited by Hucksta G; 04-03-2014 at 01:32 AM.

04-01-2014, 10:01 PM	#6
Visco. Blu-ray Knight Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Columbus, Ohio Blu-ray collection:662 DVD collection:24 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:36	Favourite film directed by a woman? Lore Lost in Translation & The Bling Ring Boys Don't Cry Winter's Bone Stories We Tell Zero Dark Thirty All of these are fantastic. Wait, does Cloud Atlas count?

04-01-2014, 11:47 PM	#12
bluballer Senior Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Somewhere in SEGA Blu-ray collection:121 Trading Score:207	Favourite film directed by a woman? Haifaa Al-Mansour, Wadjda Last edited by bluballer; 04-02-2014 at 12:28 AM.

04-01-2014, 09:23 PM	#2
Scarface32 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2012 Location:New York 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:1170 DVD collection:341 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:3	I'll take Fast Times at Ridgemont High for the win. (Hollywood Squares reference)

04-01-2014, 09:29 PM	#3
King Troll Banned Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray collection:686 Trading Score:127	Lost in Translation The Hurt Locker/Zero Dark Thirty/Point Break

04-01-2014, 09:44 PM	#5
Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	NOT Yentl!

04-01-2014, 10:17 PM	#7
JeffTheMovieGuy Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Jacksonville, Florida 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:331	Lost in Translation Lords of Dogtown Somewhere The Hurtlocker

04-01-2014, 11:17 PM	#8
iank Banned Member since:Feb 2014 Location:QLD, Australia DVD collection:323 Blu-ray reviews:4	Clueless.

04-01-2014, 11:18 PM	#9
TylerScruggs Senior Member Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Atlanta, GA Blu-ray collection:174 Trading Score:49	Sort of strange not to include Big directed by Penny Marshall.

04-01-2014, 11:30 PM	#10
chris_sc77 Banned Member since:Feb 2012 Location:OH Blu-ray collection:1345 DVD collection:4285 Digital collection:144 Trading Score:777	TITUS - Julie Taymore

04-01-2014, 11:34 PM	#11
SilentDawn Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Isla Nublar Blu-ray collection:400 DVD collection:58 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:1	Lost In Translation

04-02-2014, 12:23 AM	#13
Holmes Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Maryland 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:779	*1. Lost in Translation* (Sofia Coppola)** 2. The Portrait of a Lady (Jane Campion) 3. Bright Star (Campion) 4. Near Dark (Kathryn Bigelow) 5. The Piano (Campion) 6. Orlando (Sally Potter) 7. Sweetie (Campion) Those are on my all-time top 100. Runners-up: An Angel at My Table (Campion) My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong) Les rendez-vous d'Anna (Chantal Akerman) Somersault (Cate Shortland) Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley) Wuthering Heights (Andrea Arnold)

04-02-2014, 04:29 AM	#14
Mr.Marvel Banned Member since:Feb 2013	Winter's Bone

04-02-2014, 05:32 AM	#15
CZAR Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Camp Crystal lake 4K collection:72 Blu-ray collection:312 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:75	Clueless. Got Em!!

04-02-2014, 10:59 AM	#16
PopcornBandit Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2011 Location:SC 4K collection:139 Blu-ray collection:508 DVD collection:33 Trading Score:366	Lost in Translation

04-02-2014, 11:40 PM	#17
Todd Tomorrow Blu-ray Knight Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Berlin, Germany Blu-ray reviews:1	Ten films directed by women I like: Maidens in Uniform (1931 version) A New Leaf Fish Tank You and Me and Everyone We Know High Art Meshes of the Afternoon Europa Europa Walking and Talking Whip It Hester Street

04-03-2014, 01:02 AM	#18
L.J. Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Location:South Carolina 4K collection:256 Blu-ray collection:756 DVD collection:23 Blu-ray reviews: 145 Trading Score:56	The Hurt Locker

04-03-2014, 05:43 PM	#19
AKORIS Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Beautiful Pacific Northwest 4K collection:662 Blu-ray collection:3655 Blu-ray reviews:19	of these choices I picked FAST TIMES... my all time favorite (that comes to mind anyway) is Penny Marshall's A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

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