THEME EXPLORATION

women's autonomy

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bacurau
Bacurau
2019 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Daughters of the Late Colonel
Daughters of the Late Colonel
2026 · Elizabeth Hobbs
People Magazine Investigates: The Secrets of the Twelve Tribes Cult
People Magazine Investigates: The Secrets of the Twelve Tribes Cult
2026
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Giulietta degli spiriti
Giulietta degli spiriti
1965 · Federico Fellini
A Doll’s House
A Doll’s House
1973 · Joseph Losey
The Heiress
The Heiress
1949 · William Wyler
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
A Room of My Own
A Room of My Own
2022 · Soso Bliadze
Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower
1958 · Yasujiro Ozu
Jimmy Jaguár
Jimmy Jaguár
2025 · Benedek Fliegauf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

Her films celebrate women's independence and self-determination, from the single mother in 'Vagabond' to the aging woman reclaiming her life in 'Faces Places'.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

She portrays women navigating economic hardship and societal constraints while asserting their agency, most powerfully in 'Nomadland' and 'The Rider'.