THEME EXPLORATION

female agency and independence

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Sound of Falling
Sound of Falling
2026 · Mascha Schilinski
The Group
The Group
1966 · Sidney Lumet
She's Gotta Have It
She's Gotta Have It
1986 · Spike Lee
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

Her films consistently center women as autonomous protagonists navigating their own desires and life choices, from 'Vagabond' to 'Cléo from 5 to 7'.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

She portrays resilient women surviving and thriving independently within harsh socioeconomic landscapes, exemplified in 'Nomadland' and 'The Eternals'.