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Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema Part 3

Sex, religion and politics are among the themes in the third part of Mark Cousins' monumental documentary on women's cinema.

Documentary 2019 178 mins

Director: Mark Cousins

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Overview

Sex, religion and politics are among the themes in the third programme of the documentary with a dazzling look at how women directors have filmed bodies, shown sex on screen, created some of the best films about religion and tackled politics from the silent era to the 21st century. Examples here include Leni Reifenstahl’s notorious The Triumph Of The Will, Kathryn Bigelow’s Strange Days, Catherine Breillat’s Fat Girl, Donna Deitch’s Desert Hearts, Lynne Ramsay’s Ratcatcher and Yuliya Sointseva’s Soviet fantasy The Enchanted Desna.

Director

Mark Cousins

Featuring

Adjoa Andoh , Jane Fonda , Sharmila Tagore and Kerry Fox

Genres

Documentary

Certificate

strong violence, sex, sexual violence, sex references, drug misuse

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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