Narrators, Adjoa Andoh, Tilda Swinton, Jane Fonda, Debra Winger, Kerry Fox, Thandie Newton, Sharmila Tagore. Title and credits from screen. Originally released in 2018. Wide screen. Includes Women make film theatrical trailer on disc 1.
Contents:
Disc 3, Episodes 10-14. Song and dance. Tone -- Believability -- Introducing character -- Meet cute -- Conversation -- Framing -- Tracking -- Staging -- Journey -- Discovery -- Disc 2, Episodes 5-9. Adult/child -- Economy -- Editing -- POV -- Close up -- Dream -- Bodies -- Sex -- Home -- Religion -- Work -- Politics -- Gear change -- Comedy -- Disc 3, Episodes 10-14. Melodrama -- Sci-fi -- Horror & hell -- Tension -- Stasis -- Leave out -- Reveal -- Memory -- Time -- Life inside -- Meaning of life -- Love -- Death -- Endings -- Song and dance.
Summary:
This epic exploration of filmmaking by women offers an essential and celebratory revisionist history of cinema told through the lenses of the world's greatest female directors. Includes 700 clips from 183 filmmakers both well-known and forgotten-- from Agnès Varda (France) to Sarah Maldoror (Angola), Ava DuVernay (U.S.A) to Binka Zhelyazkova (Bulgaria). This series illuminates the scope and impact of women's contributions to the art form. Structured as a road trip with plenty of space for twists and turns, this 14-hour journey unpacks topics including memorable opening sequences, approaches to framing, filming sex, and how to portray love and death onscreen.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.