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I could do a whole thread recommending films directed by women, grouped by genre.
fun camp horror
strange appetites
gleefully absurd comedy
persona
historically queer women
artsy lesbians
(yes PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE exists but y’all have seen it so here’s two smaller films!)
(yes PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE exists but y’all have seen it so here’s two smaller films!)
essential sports films
(didn’t want to show a poster with a deadname on it so I opted for an image for WHIP IT)
(didn’t want to show a poster with a deadname on it so I opted for an image for WHIP IT)
short stories onscreen
little red riding hood and the big bad wolf
troubled cops
90s cult comedy
explorations of sex & passion
female genius (fiction films)
female genius (documentaries)
women having breakdowns
I also recommend both versions of THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
I also recommend both versions of THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
canadian queen patricia rozema!!! WHEN NIGHT IS FALLING (listed a few entries above with HIGH ART) is also by her
films about sex work
brooding men and their horses
here’s some science fiction, as a treat
(yes, the wachowskis also made the MATRIX movies and CLOUD ATLAS but those were all a bigger deal than JA)
I also want to go on the record to say DEEP IMPACT is Good Actually
(yes, the wachowskis also made the MATRIX movies and CLOUD ATLAS but those were all a bigger deal than JA)
I also want to go on the record to say DEEP IMPACT is Good Actually
rural & economic realism
stopping here bc i need to start trying to program these!!! there’s plenty of films to choose from here, w/ a lot of directors that adore. if you liked these recs, you can follow me on @letterboxd @/riotglasses. my film criticism portfolio: https://muckrack.com/jourdain-searles-1/portfolio
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please remember that it literally does not make sense to tell people what to recommend! lol if i don’t recommend something it’s because I don’t want to. 
