The MoFo Top 100 Films Directed By Women: The Countdown

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I noticed a couple errors on the list, The Matrix and Bound.



I noticed a couple errors on the list, The Matrix and Bound.
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Oh my god. They're trying to claim another young victim with the foreign films.



Good job in the end on this countdown. I was surprised to see Ladybird so high. I think my top 10 was:

1. Ratcatcher (Lynne Ramsay)

2. Wendy and Lucy (Kelly Reichardt)

3. The Ascent (Larisa Shepitko)

4. Entre Nos (Paola Mendoza)

5. Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold)

6. The Selfish Giant (Clio Barnard)

7. Pariah (Dee Rees)

8. Vagabond (Agnes Varda)

9. American Honey (Andrea Arnold)

10. Deliver us from evil (Amy Berg)



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Olympic Gold Medalist in the Women's Decathlon, Caitlyn Jenner!



But continue on with your politically correct revisionist history.



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Whatever, you didn't even vote on this so your "bUt ThEy WeRe MeN aT tHe TiMe" nonsense somehow manages to have even less relevance than it already did.



This was a nice idea for a list. I was too busy and away too participate unfortunately. I’m glad Lost in Translation won, which I just finally saw for the first time. One of those long overdue ones, you know?

Anyways, a solid and fun list! I’ll give it a closer look later



I missed this. Surprised that I've already seen at least 17 of these.

I think if I were to add a movie to this list it would be Strange Days.

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I missed this. Surprised that I've already seen at least 17 of these.

I think if I were to add a movie to this list it would be Strange Days.
Oh?
#9.
Strange Days

(dir. Kathryn Bigelow, 1995)


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Pardon me, I have had quite a day and have caught a case of the stupid. I shall be retiring to my royal bedchambers now. If anyone calls, do inform them that I am ill. Thank you.



Craig's Wife was my one-pointer, a reasonably solid relationship drama even if it does tend a little toward melodrama in the latter stages, but sadly it seems like poor Dorothy Arzner is the 'forgotten about' woman director who was making feature films in Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s .... anyway, this was one of two of hers that made my ballot.

Here's my list:
25. Craig's Wife (Dorothy Arzner, 1936)
24. Dreams Of A Life (Carol Morley, 2011)
23. The Asthenic Syndrome (Kira Muratova, 1990)
22. Monster (Patty Jenkins, 2003) #22
21. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012) #10
20. The Dead Girl (Karen Moncrieff, 2006) #98
19. Elegy (Isabel Coixet, 2008)
18. Olympia (Leni Riefenstahl, 1938) #41
17. The Night Porter (Liliana Cavani, 1974)
16. Lore (Cate Shortland, 2012)
15. The Holiday (Nancy Meyers, 2006) #94
14. Big (Penny Marshall, 1988) #4
13. Anybody's Woman (Dorothy Arzner, 1930)
12. 35 Shots Of Rum (Claire Denis, 2008)
11. Song For A Raggy Boy (Aisling Walsh, 2003)
10. Harlan County, USA (Barbara Kopple, 1976) #71
9. My Brother The Devil (Sally El Hosaini, 2012)
8. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008) #6
7. A Girl At My Door (July Jung, 2014)
6. The Selfish Giant (Clio Barnard, 2013) #79
5. The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014) #16
4. Monsoon Wedding (Mira Nair, 2001) #63
3. Boys Don't Cry (Kimberley Peirce, 1999) #11
2. Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009) #12
1. Near Dark (Kathryn Bigelow, 1987) #8

Those that missed:
Dreams Of A Life is a documentary about a lady who died in her bedsit but her body wasn't discovered until well after it had decomposed. That this could have happened in the 21st century is both remarkable and deeply sad.

The Asthenic Syndrome is not an immediate nor particularly easy watch (I needed two attempts to complete it) but as a commentary on the life under a totalitarian regime in Russia it actually works quite well if one is prepared to stick with it imo.

Elegy is a drama that certainly held my attention with good performances from both leads, probably not for everybody though. Same applies to The Night Porter.

Lore is a post-WW II drama that may not always be the most fluid in terms of narrative but imo is quietly effective.

Anybody's Woman is the second from Dorothy Arzner to make my list (and the best of hers I've seen), a romantic drama involving a 'tart-with-a-heart' that's played very nicely by Ruth Chatterton imo.

35 Shots Of Rum is a nice drama with well written characters that draws you in imo.

Song For A Raggy Boy is an effective and reasonably hard-hitting drama about abuse within the Catholic Reformatory schooling system.

My Brother The Devil is an urban drama that I think is very nicely written and acted.

A Girl At My Door is a very good Korean drama that despite being a little oddly toned initially I found quite compelling.


Finally, despite any delay - I'd like to thank Iro for taking the time and effort in running this.