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Enchanted April (1991)
, 1h35Directed by Mike Newell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Miranda Richardson, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker, Joan Plowright, Alfred Molina, Neville Phillips
Elizabeth von Arnim's novel tells of four dissimilar women in 1920s England who leave their rainy, grey environments to go on holiday in Italy. Mrs Arbuthnot and Mrs Wilkins, who belong to the same ladies' club but have never spoken, become acquainted after reading a newspaper advertisement for a small medieval castle on the shores of the Mediterranean to be let furnished for the month of April. They find some common ground in that both are struggling to make the best of unhappy marriages. Having decided to seek other ladies to help share expenses, they reluctantly take on the waspish, elderly Mrs Fisher and the stunning but aloof Lady Caroline Dester. The four women come together at the castle and find rejuvenation in the tranquil beauty of their surroundings, rediscovering hope and love.
Mystic Pizza (1988)
, 1h44Directed by Donald Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke
The film is about the coming of age of two sisters and their friend through the romantic lives of the three main characters: Kat Arujo (Annabeth Gish), Daisy Arujo (Julia Roberts), and Jojo Barbosa (Lili Taylor), who are waitresses at Mystic Pizza in Mystic, Connecticut. In the film, Mystic is represented as a fishing town with a large Portuguese-American population. The film also touches on an Old World work ethic.
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
, 2h1Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Feminist films, Politique, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Political films, Children's films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films, Tennis films
Actors Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue
En 1973, la joueuse Billie Jean King, âgée de 29 ans, est classée numéro 1 mondiale. Refusant de recevoir à peine 10 % de la prime versée aux joueurs masculins, alors que les finales féminines attirent autant de public que les finales masculines, elle décide, avec l'aide de Gladys Heldman et de quelques joueuses, de créer la Women's Tennis Association. Les joueuses sont alors exclues de la Fédération de tennis des États-Unis par Jack Kramer.
Made in Dagenham (2010)
, 1h53Directed by Nigel Cole
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Historical
Themes Feminist films, Politique, Films about the labor movement, Political films
Actors Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson, Geraldine James, Rosamund Pike, Andrea Riseborough
Rita O'Grady (a fictional character) leads the 1968 Ford sewing machinists strike at the Ford Dagenham plant, where female workers walk out in protest against sexual discrimination, demanding equal pay. The strike is successful and leads to the Equal Pay Act 1970.
French Women (2014)
, 1h56Directed by Audrey Dana
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Les fantasmes, Feminist films, Politique, Films about sexuality, Political films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Vanessa Paradis, Isabelle Adjani, Laetitia Casta, Sylvie Testud, Marina Hands, Alice Belaïdi
Story of 10 middle-aged women of different backgrounds find their lively distaff side within and outside the bonds of marriage, work and family life. The story is told through a prism of infidelity, insecurity, neurosis, boredom, frustration, menopause ...etc.
The Gift (2000)
, 1h51Directed by Sam Raimi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Films about domestic violence, Ghost films
Actors Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes, Greg Kinnear, Hilary Swank
In the town of Brixton, Georgia, widow Annie Wilson is the resident fortune-teller who possesses extrasensory perception. Jessica King (Holmes), the fiancée of local school principal Wayne Collins (Kinnear) disappears.
, 1h39Directed by Michel Ocelot
Origin France
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Les fées, Political films, Children's films
Actors Hiam Abbass, Patrick Timsit, Imogen Bailey, Steve Kynman, Cyril Mourali, Nigel Pilkington
Once upon a time there were two children nursed by Jénane: Azur, a blond, blue-eyed son of a nobleman, and Asmar, the tan skinned and dark-eyed child of the Jenane. The nurse tells them the story of the Djinn-fairy waiting to be released from her chamber by a good and heroic prince. Brought up together they are as close as brothers until the day Azur's father cruelly separates them, banishing the nurse and Asmar from his home and sending Azur away to the city to receive schooling from a personal tutor. Years later, Azur is haunted by memories of the legendary Djinn-fairy, and takes it upon himself to journey all the way to Asmar's homeland to seek it out. Now reunited, he finds that Jénane has since become a successful merchant, while Asmar is now a member of the Royal Guard. However, Asmar also longs to find the Djinn-fairy, and only one of the two youths can be successful in their quest.
Mary Magdalene (2018)
, 2hDirected by Garth Davis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Historical
Themes Feminist films, Politique, Films about religion, Political films, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahim, Ariane Labed, Denis Ménochet
Malgré les traditions de sa famille, Marie Madeleine décide d'accompagner un mouvement social qui se construit autour de Jésus de Nazareth.
Just One of the Guys (1985)
, 1h30Directed by Lisa Gottlieb
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about education, Feminist films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Joyce Hyser, Clayton Rohner, Billy Jayne, William Zabka, Sherilyn Fenn, Toni Hudson
Terry Griffith (Joyce Hyser) is an aspiring teenage journalist living in Phoenix, Arizona who feels that teachers don't take her school newspaper articles seriously because of her good looks. After failing to get her dream job as a newspaper intern, she comes to the conclusion that it is because she is a girl.
Connie and Carla (2004)
, 1h38Directed by Michael Lembeck
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Crime
Themes Feminist films, Mafia films, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Musical films, Political films, Buddy films, Gangster films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Toni Collette, Nia Vardalos, David Duchovny, Stephen Pinella, Alec Mapa, Ian Gomez
Connie (Nia Vardalos) and Carla (Toni Collette) are two performers whose lifelong friendship and co-obsession with musical theater have brought nothing but career dead ends. Despite this they continue their optimism, hosting a variety act at an airport lounge. After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in Chicago, they go on the run, landing in Los Angeles. Initially working at a beauty salon, they wind up posing as drag queens and auditioning to host a drag revue at a gay club.
Water (2005)
, 1h57Directed by Deepa Mehta
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Vinay Pathak
The film is set in the year 1938, when India was still under British occupation. Child marriage was common practice back then. Widows had a diminished position in society, and were expected to spend their lives in poverty and worship of God. Widow remarriages were legalised by the colonial laws, but in practice, they were largely considered taboo.
The Virgin Suicides (2000)
, 1h37Directed by Sofia Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Feminist films, Politique, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Political films, Films about virginity
Actors James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, A.J. Cook, Michael Paré
The story takes place in the suburbs of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in the mid 1970's, as four neighborhood boys reflect on their neighbors, the five Lisbon sisters. Strictly unattainable due to their overprotective, authoritarian parents, math teacher Ronald (James Woods) and his homemaker wife (Kathleen Turner), the girls — Therese (Leslie Hayman), Mary (A. J. Cook), Bonnie (Chelse Swain), Lux (Kirsten Dunst), and Cecilia (Hanna R. Hall) — are the enigma that fill the boys' conversations and dreams.
Sleepover (2004)
, 1h29Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Alexa Vega, Mika Sue Boorem, Jane Lynch, Sam Huntington, Sara Paxton, Brie Larson
On the last day of 8th grade before their freshman year in high school, Julie Corky (Alexa Vega) has a slumber party with 3 best friends, Hannah Carlson (Mika Boorem), Yancy Williams (Kallie Flynn Childress), and Farrah James (Scout Taylor-Compton). As a quartet, they end up having the adventure of their lives. A group of popular girls, led by a former friend of Julie's, Stacie Blake (Sara Paxton), challenge the girls to a scavenger hunt. The prize will be a coveted lunchtime seat near the fountain in high school. The losers will have to sit at tables near the school's dumpsters.
, 1h36Directed by Mamoru Oshii, Mizuho Nishikubo
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Animation
Themes Feminist films, Films about computing, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Children's films, Golem
Actors Akio Ōtsuka, Yutaka Nakano, Atsuko Tanaka, Kōichi Yamadera, Hiroaki Hirata, Naoto Takenaka
The story is loosely based on Ghost in the Shell manga chapter "Robot Rondo" (with elements of "Phantom Fund"). Opening in 2032, Public Security Section 9 cybernetic operative Batou is teamed with Togusa, an agent with very few cybernetic upgrades, following the events of Ghost in the Shell.
The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
, 1h25Directed by Melanie Mayron
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Schuyler Fisk, Bre Blair, Rachael Leigh Cook, Austin O'Brien, Larisa Oleynik, Stacy Linn Ramsower
Kristy Thomas, president of "The Baby-Sitters Club", decides to open a day camp for their child clients. Her best friend, Mary Anne Spier, along with Mary Anne's stepsister Dawn Schafer, offer their parents' backyard to serve as the camp site. All of the club members (Kristy Thomas, Mary Anne Spier, Dawn Schafer, Claudia Kishi, Stacey McGill, Mallory Pike, and Jessi Ramsey) vow to keep a close eye out for misbehaving kids.