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Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

IMDb 7.0 2018 • 60 min • Documentary

Director

Mark Cousins

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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 five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers – all of them women.

Top Cast

Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton Narrator (voice)
Adjoa Andoh
Adjoa Andoh Narrator (voice)
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda Narrator (voice)
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore Narrator (voice)
Kerry Fox
Kerry Fox Narrator (voice)