THEME EXPLORATION

independent woman

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
The Tempest
The Tempest
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
2017
2017
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La ley de deseo
La ley de deseo
1987 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Moment in Love
A Moment in Love
1956 · Shirley Clarke
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd
1967 · John Schlesinger
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, The Biggest Dancer in the World
1966 · Ken Russell
Loving Couples
Loving Couples
1964 · Mai Zetterling
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Sweetie
Sweetie
1989 · Jane Campion
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight
1973 · Kon Ichikawa & Mai Zetterling
Willow and Wind
Willow and Wind
1999 · Abbas Kiarostami
A Knight for Vasoula
A Knight for Vasoula
1968 · Yannis Dalianidis
Butterfly
Butterfly
1974 · Shuji Terayama
El perquè de tot plegat
El perquè de tot plegat
1994 · Ventura Pons
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
Bad Girl Island
Bad Girl Island
2007 · Stewart Raffill
Eros, the God of Love
Eros, the God of Love
1981 · Walter Hugo Khouri
The Girl from Trieste
The Girl from Trieste
1982 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
Wing Chun
Wing Chun
1994 · Yuen Woo-Ping
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

Her films celebrate women's autonomy and unconventional life choices, from single mothers to aging women reclaiming their narratives.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

She portrays resilient, economically independent women navigating modern America with dignity and self-determination in films like 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider.'