“Cinema” displays seven of the international women’s films by seven filmmakers – films for a fairer world, made by the Director-Stars such as Jane Campion and emerging filmmakers like Wanuri Kahiu from Kenya.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Seat 7: Wonder Woman
A woman cleans up. The Israeli actress Gal Gadot was 2017 through her role in the Blockbuster “Wonder Woman” to the international movie star. “Wonder Woman”, was the first woman in a superhero movie in the foreground. The paid off. The Film broke box office records and Patty Jenkins was one of the most successful Director in the Film history.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Seat 6: Suffragette
100 years ago, women’s suffrage in Germany was introduced. For the global rights of women, their voice at the ballot box, were mainly in the UK, the women on the street. It came to bloody clashes. The Film “Suffragette” Director Sarah Gavron (2015) told. In the UK, even the women had to wait until 1928 to vote.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Seat 5: Mustang
The suppression of five sisters in a world of men, the international Co-production, “Mustang”, the Kurdish-French Director Deniz Gamze Erguven. The five women are fighting back against the Patriarchal structures in a remote Turkish village. The wild horse Mustang is the Symbol of the uprising of the young women. A multi-award-winning Film.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Seat 4: Kick It Like Beckham
A great surprise success of the British Film “Bend It Like Beckham” (dt was in the year 2002. Rental Title: “Bend It Like Beckham”). The Kenyan-born Director Gurinder Chadha, whose parents have Indian roots, told by a young talented football player (Keira Knightley), who wants to prove, of all places, in the men’s sport of football: a very friendly multi-cultural Comedy!
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
3rd Place: Hannah Arendt
How do you get the ideas of a philosopher to the cinema? The German film Director Margarethe von Trotta, this feat 2012. Congenial in the role of Hannah Arendt: Barbara Sukowa. Von Trotta before other important historical women had brought on the canvas to light: Hildegard of Bingen and Rosa Luxembourg, but also many unknown heroines of everyday life.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Seat 2: Rafiki
The love between two women is the subject of the movie “Rafiki” the Kenyan Director Wanuri Kahiu. Although “Rafiki” was invited to the film festival after Cannes, it provided, in Kahius home country is a scandal. Homosexuality is illegal in Kenya officially, “Rafiki” was only allowed to run for a couple of days in the cinemas. However, Kenya will send race the Film the brave Director to the Oscar.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Course 1: The Piano
“The Piano” is moving and beautiful images told. The Film enchanted, in 1993, the world. The story of a mute pianist Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) wowed the Jury at the film festival in Cannes. As the first woman ever, the new Zealand Director was awarded the Palme d’or, three Oscars followed. Large cinema – directed by a woman, about the fate of a woman.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Seat 7: Wonder Woman
A woman cleans up. The Israeli actress Gal Gadot was 2017 through her role in the Blockbuster “Wonder Woman” to the international movie star. “Wonder Woman”, was the first woman in a superhero movie in the foreground. The paid off. The Film broke box office records and Patty Jenkins was one of the most successful Director in the Film history.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Seat 6: Suffragette
100 years ago, women’s suffrage in Germany was introduced. For the global rights of women, their voice at the ballot box, were mainly in the UK, the women on the street. It came to bloody clashes. The Film “Suffragette” Director Sarah Gavron (2015) told. In the UK, even the women had to wait until 1928 to vote.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Seat 5: Mustang
The suppression of five sisters in a world of men, the international Co-production, “Mustang”, the Kurdish-French Director Deniz Gamze Erguven. The five women are fighting back against the Patriarchal structures in a remote Turkish village. The wild horse Mustang is the Symbol of the uprising of the young women. A multi-award-winning Film.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Seat 4: Kick It Like Beckham
A great surprise success of the British Film “Bend It Like Beckham” (dt was in the year 2002. Rental Title: “Bend It Like Beckham”). The Kenyan-born Director Gurinder Chadha, whose parents have Indian roots, told by a young talented football player (Keira Knightley), who wants to prove, of all places, in the men’s sport of football: a very friendly multi-cultural Comedy!
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
3rd Place: Hannah Arendt
How do you get the ideas of a philosopher to the cinema? The German film Director Margarethe von Trotta, this feat 2012. Congenial in the role of Hannah Arendt: Barbara Sukowa. Von Trotta before other important historical women had brought on the canvas to light: Hildegard of Bingen and Rosa Luxembourg, but also many unknown heroines of everyday life.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Seat 2: Rafiki
The love between two women is the subject of the movie “Rafiki” the Kenyan Director Wanuri Kahiu. Although “Rafiki” was invited to the film festival after Cannes, it provided, in Kahius home country is a scandal. Homosexuality is illegal in Kenya officially, “Rafiki” was only allowed to run for a couple of days in the cinemas. However, Kenya will send race the Film the brave Director to the Oscar.
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Woman power on the Director’s chair
Course 1: The Piano
“The Piano” is moving and beautiful images told. The Film enchanted, in 1993, the world. The story of a mute pianist Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) wowed the Jury at the film festival in Cannes. As the first woman ever, the new Zealand Director was awarded the Palme d’or, three Oscars followed. Large cinema – directed by a woman, about the fate of a woman.
#MeToo #TimesUp have shaken the world awake, and shown how unequal the sexes in our society are treated. Their greatest impact force developed by the movement in Hollywood, as the cases of sexual harassment and abuse of power in public and specific name called, whether of movie stars or the influence of Studio-rich bosses.
CINEMA presents seven women in the Director’s chair
A year after #MeToo and 100. Anniversary of women’s suffrage, we dedicate a new edition of “CINEMA favorites” to our favorite Director. We celebrate seven extraordinary filmmakers. Your films provide strong, naughty and intelligent women in the spotlight, their private and political struggle. To be women, fighting for self-determination and the right to be heard.
The Turkish-French Director Deniz Gamze Erguven (m.) received of 2016, a Cesar for “Mustang”
You argue against political systems that exclude and the Machismo that dictates to you what you do, who you love or what Sport you may pursue. Not all of them are perfect, but each one for itself a role model for future generations of young girls and women – and also for some man!
Women from four continents
Our wonderful Seven come from Europe, the USA, Africa and the Arab region. Their stories tell of historical moments, such as the Gain of the right to vote by the suffragettes in the 19th century. Century to Live out the sexual freedom in today’s Kenya. And across all Genres – from Fiction to harrowing Drama. Even a super hero movie we have on our list that defines the rules of the blockbuster.
A pioneer in the field of women’s film in Germany: Director Margarethe von Trotta
7 is a small number and the list of filmmakers that we have not taken into account, long! Dozens of Directors, which impressed us deeply, and film history, is missing in this light. But every woman on our list is a “Wonder Woman”, every Film is a milestone in cinema.
Who are your Favorite Directors? Who would have deserve a tribute? You write us who is your personal heroine. Kino@dw.com
And this is our selection:
7. Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins, 2017)
6. Suffragette (Sarah Gavron, 2015)
5. Mustang (Deniz Gamze Erguven, 2015)
4. Bend It Like Beckham (Gurinder Chadha, 2002)
3. Hannah Arendt (Margarethe von Trotta, 2013)
2. Rafiki (Wanuri Kahiu, 2018)
1. The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993)