THEME EXPLORATION

female subjects

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sound of Falling
Sound of Falling
2026 · Mascha Schilinski
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 · Ryan Coogler
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle
1966 · Tony Richardson
Haunted Houses
Haunted Houses
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
À ma soeur!
À ma soeur!
2001 · Catherine Breillat
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Babes
Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon
Fuori
Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2026 · Quentin Tarantino
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Belle de jour
Belle de jour
1967 · Luis Buñuel
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Grass
Grass
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Ladies in Black
Ladies in Black
2018 · Bruce Beresford
Moolaadé
Moolaadé
2004 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films center female resilience and autonomy in harsh circumstances, exploring how women navigate economic and social marginalization.

 Agnès Varda France

A pioneering feminist filmmaker who spent decades exploring female perspectives, aging, identity, and desire with poetic intimacy and formal innovation.