Top 10 greatest female film directors

On Sep 20, 12:37 pm, Okierazorbacker
wrote:
> Lupino
> Riefenstahl
> Nair
> Coolidge
> Hardwicke
> Foster
> Shelly
> Ephron
> Marshall
> Heckerling
>
> Is that really it? Please don't mention Jimmie Spheeris's wretched
> sister or I'll puke all over my keyboard. And Wertmuller is overrated.

What, no Gillian Armstrong? No Mimi Leder? Or Jane Campion?

(I'm just tossing off names I've heard - I'm not qualified to rate
these directors.)
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On Sep 20, 12:37 pm, Okierazorbacker
wrote:
> Not trying to spout any feminist agenda or start anything unpleasant,
> but going thru all those great directors I was again struck by how
> lopsided that world is. Not just then, but now as well. I mean,
> there's a whole list on Wikipedia, but which of them is much good?
> Who is worthy of being added to this list?
>
> Lupino
> Riefenstahl
> Nair
> Coolidge
> Hardwicke
> Foster
> Shelly
> Ephron
> Marshall
> Heckerling
>
> Is that really it? Please don't mention Jimmie Spheeris's wretched
> sister or I'll puke all over my keyboard. And Wertmuller is overrated.

You include Nora Ephron and say that Wertmuller is overrated?

And Penelope Spheeris did direct Wayne's World.

Amy Heckerling? Jeezus. How about Susan Seidelman? Speaking of useless
hack directors...

Let's see...

Gillian Armstrong
Larissa Schepitko
Margarethe Von Trotta
Samira Makhmalbaf
Mira Nair
Pascale Ferran
Deepa Mehta
Jane Campion
Agnes Varda
Leni Reifenstahl

Just off the top of my head...

John Harkness
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Here's some raw stock.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_directors
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"Okierazorbacker" wrote in message

> Not trying to spout any feminist agenda or start anything unpleasant,
> but going thru all those great directors I was again struck by how
> lopsided that world is. Not just then, but now as well. I mean,
> there's a whole list on Wikipedia, but which of them is much good?
> Who is worthy of being added to this list?
>
> Lupino
> Riefenstahl
> Nair
> Coolidge
> Hardwicke
> Foster
> Shelly
> Ephron
> Marshall
> Heckerling
>
> Is that really it? Please don't mention Jimmie Spheeris's wretched
> sister or I'll puke all over my keyboard. And Wertmuller is overrated.
>

Agnieska Holland? I really liked EUROPA, EUROPA.

Jim Beaver
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Okierazorbacker wrote:

>Not trying to spout any feminist agenda or start anything unpleasant,
>but going thru all those great directors I was again struck by how
>lopsided that world is. Not just then, but now as well. I mean,
>there's a whole list on Wikipedia, but which of them is much good?
>Who is worthy of being added to this list?

Alice Guy (first female director)
Germaine Dulac
Dorothy Arzner
Maya Deren


Manfred
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In article , leo86.TakeThisOut@my-deja.com wrote:

: And let's not forget Hong Kong's Ann Hui.

I wonder how many negative reviews of her movies start out "Another
boring opus from Ann Hui. . ."

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In article , Okierazorbacker wrote:
: Not trying to spout any feminist agenda or start anything unpleasant,
: but going thru all those great directors I was again struck by how
: lopsided that world is. Not just then, but now as well. I mean,
: there's a whole list on Wikipedia, but which of them is much good?
: Who is worthy of being added to this list?
:
: Lupino
: Riefenstahl
: Nair
: Coolidge
: Hardwicke
: Foster
: Shelly
: Ephron
: Marshall
: Heckerling

If Nora Ephron belongs on that list, then Joan Micklin Silver (director
of inter alia _Hester Street_, _Crossing Delancey_ and the TV adaptation
of "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" with Shelley Duvall that was part of the
"American Short Story" series) certainly does. This is what is known in
the business as an a fortiori argument.

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Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
-----
"an optimist is a guy/ that has never had/ much experience"
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On Sep 20, 2:28 pm, schu....RemoveThis@mail.biu.ack.il (Richard Schultz) wrote:
> In article , Harkness wrote:
>
> : Amy Heckerling?
>
> Who directed what is arguably the best Jane Austen adaptation since 1940.
>

Who directed Johnny Dangerously.

> : Just off the top of my head...
>
> You left out Joan Micklin Silver.

Well, he did say ten, and I could only think of two good films by JMS,
Hester St and Crossing Delancey. I was looking for a director who'd
actually leave her neighbourhood.

John Harkness
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On Sep 20, 5:22 pm, "Jim Beaver" wrote:
> "Okierazorbacker" wrote in message
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> > Not trying to spout any feminist agenda or start anything unpleasant,
> > but going thru all those great directors I was again struck by how
> > lopsided that world is. Not just then, but now as well. I mean,
> > there's a whole list on Wikipedia, but which of them is much good?
> > Who is worthy of being added to this list?
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> > Lupino
> > Riefenstahl
> > Nair
> > Coolidge
> > Hardwicke
> > Foster
> > Shelly
> > Ephron
> > Marshall
> > Heckerling
>
> > Is that really it? Please don't mention Jimmie Spheeris's wretched
> > sister or I'll puke all over my keyboard. And Wertmuller is overrated.
>
> Agnieska Holland? I really liked EUROPA, EUROPA.
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> - Show quoted text -

Good catch -- though I preferred Angry Harvest...

John Harkness
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In article , Harkness wrote:

: Amy Heckerling?

Who directed what is arguably the best Jane Austen adaptation since 1940.

: Just off the top of my head...

You left out Joan Micklin Silver.

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Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
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I'm sorry if I hurt you when I fell asleep last night,
But I was just exhausted from the act of being polite.
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"Richard Schultz" wrote in message

> In article ,
> Okierazorbacker wrote:
> : Not trying to spout any feminist agenda or start anything unpleasant,
> : but going thru all those great directors I was again struck by how
> : lopsided that world is. Not just then, but now as well. I mean,
> : there's a whole list on Wikipedia, but which of them is much good?
> : Who is worthy of being added to this list?
> :
> : Lupino
> : Riefenstahl
> : Nair
> : Coolidge
> : Hardwicke
> : Foster
> : Shelly
> : Ephron
> : Marshall
> : Heckerling
>
> If Nora Ephron belongs on that list, then Joan Micklin Silver (director
> of inter alia _Hester Street_, _Crossing Delancey_ and the TV adaptation
> of "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" with Shelley Duvall that was part of the
> "American Short Story" series) certainly does. This is what is known in
> the business as an a fortiori argument.

Your inter alia includes Chilly Scenes of Winter (AKA Head Over Heels)
which, for some reason, I rather like (it probably helps that Mary Beth Hurt
is one of those perceived "brainy" 70s actresses I had a crush on, a list
which included Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, Mary Steenburgen, Jessica Harper
and--be still my heart!--Jane Alexander).
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On Sep 20, 12:23 pm, Harkness wrote:
> You include Nora Ephron and say that Wertmuller is overrated?

At least "Sleepless in Seattle" is a guilty pleasure. Any praise of
any of Wertmuller's work is incomprehensible to me.
>
> And Penelope Spheeris did direct Wayne's World.

GAG SPEW CHUNKS RALPH

C'mon, any moron could've directed that. Oh, I'm sorry, one DID.
>
> Amy Heckerling? Jeezus. How about Susan Seidelman? Speaking of useless
> hack directors...

Heckerling will forever be special to me for "Fast Times." That's
all.
>
> Let's see...
>
> Gillian Armstrong
> Larissa Schepitko
> Margarethe Von Trotta
> Samira Makhmalbaf
> Mira Nair
> Pascale Ferran
> Deepa Mehta
> Jane Campion
> Agnes Varda
> Leni Reifenstahl
>
> Just off the top of my head...
>
I considered Armstrong & Campion. Cusp. And I did mention Nair &
Reifenstahl, of course. Still, interesting that none of these made
the overall lists in the separate thread. Directing seems to be as
male dominant as golf.
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On Sep 20, 11:37 am, Okierazorbacker
wrote:
> Not trying to spout any feminist agenda or start anything unpleasant,
> but going thru all those great directors I was again struck by how
> lopsided that world is. Not just then, but now as well. I mean,
> there's a whole list on Wikipedia, but which of them is much good?
> Who is worthy of being added to this list?
>
> Lupino
> Riefenstahl
> Nair
> Coolidge
> Hardwicke
> Foster
> Shelly
> Ephron
> Marshall
> Heckerling
>
> Is that really it? Please don't mention Jimmie Spheeris's wretched
> sister or I'll puke all over my keyboard. And Wertmuller is overrated.

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