Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
2020 ★ 7.0 1 Season EN
Documentary
As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women's integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and …
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Openings, Tone
Ep 1 2020-05-18
Openings, Tone
"Openings". With examples from 1943 to 2013, from China to Iran, Australia to Finland, we …
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Believability, Introducing Character, Meet Cute
Ep 2 2020-05-18
Believability, Introducing Character, Meet Cute
"Believability". It's easy to spot, but not so easy to understand. Believability is about simple …
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Conversation, Framing, Tracking
Ep 3 2020-05-18
Conversation, Framing, Tracking
"Conversation". A basic human interaction -- how to make it cinematic? "Framing". Frames describe and …
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Staging, Journey, Discovery
Ep 4 2020-05-18
Staging, Journey, Discovery
"Staging". Scene staging is an element of film form pointing clearly to cinema's origin: theater. …
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Adult/Child, Economy, Editing
Ep 5 2020-05-18
Adult/Child, Economy, Editing
"Adult/Child". Most famous movie genres -- war pictures, westerns, etc. -- are about adults, but …
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POV, Close-up, Dream
Ep 6 2020-05-18
POV, Close-up, Dream
"POV". Is cinema the art of point of view? Jocelyn Moorhouse, Ida Lupino, Edith Carlmar, …
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Bodies, Sex
Ep 7 2020-05-18
Bodies, Sex
"Bodies". Bodies in cinema can be enticing, athletic, or brutalized. Jane Fonda narrates this chapter …
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Home, Religion, Work
Ep 8 2020-05-18
Home, Religion, Work
"Home". Refuge, shelter, or prison? Sharmila Tagore narrates the story of home on-screen in the …
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Politics, Gear Change, Comedy
Ep 9 2020-05-18
Politics, Gear Change, Comedy
"Politics". Another aspect of everyday life. From silent cinema to the twenty-first century, movies from …
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Melodrama, Sci-Fi, Horror & Hell
Ep 10 2020-05-18
Melodrama, Sci-Fi, Horror & Hell
"Melodrama". A genre as popular as comedy, but what are some of the great scenes …
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Tension, Stasis, Leave Out
Ep 11 2020-05-18
Tension, Stasis, Leave Out
"Tension". Thrillers, and so much more. We look at gripping scenes in films as diverse …
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Reveal, Memory, Time
Ep 12 2020-05-18
Reveal, Memory, Time
"Reveal". How does Lynne Ramsay do a reveal, in Morvern Callar? How does the great …
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Life Inside, The Meaning of Life, Love
Ep 13 2020-05-18
Life Inside, The Meaning of Life, Love
"Life Inside". Novels are great at describing thoughts, but how do films do so? In …
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Death, Endings, Song and Dance
Ep 14 2020-05-18
Death, Endings, Song and Dance
"Death". The biggest subject in life, the most universal subject -- no wonder that Japan's …
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First Air Date
2020-05-18
Last Air Date
2020-05-18
Status
Ended
Language
EN
Seasons
1
Total Episodes
14
Episode Runtime
60 min
Rating
7.0 / 10
Votes
7
Network
BFI Player
Studio
Hopscotch Films
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