Feminist Tendencies
Feminism as a concept has gone in and out of vogue since the first suffragette demanded the right to vote, but throughout history there have always been remarkable women, prepared to claim their power in the name of a cause ('Ride to Freedom: The Rosa Parks Story', 'Veronica Guerin'), or just to rediscover their own self-worth ('Shirley Valentine', 'My Brilliant Career'). This collection does not only contain films about the political struggle of women to achieve equality ('Iron Jawed Angels'), if it did it would be a very short list because despite the fact that the rise of women in the workforce and in politics was one of the defining movements of the 20th century, very few films have been made on the subject - filmmaking being still a largely male-dominated pusuit. Now, as women are making films in greater numbers than ever, our own Niki Caro is a good example of someone ready and willing to tell a story about the oppression, and ultimate triumph of women in the 'post-feminist' 1980s ('North Country'). Perhaps women as an audience are now ready and willing to hear their own stories.
Haven (2001)
6.3/10
Director: John Gray
Starring: Natasha Richardson, Colm Feore, Henry Czerny, Sheila McCarthy, Sebastian Roche,...
The stirring true story of Ruth Gruber (Natasha Richardson), an American journalist who volunteered for a treacherous wartime mission - escorting near... Read more
Gilmore Girls: Season 2 (2001)
8.1/10
Director: Nicole Holofcener, Steve Gomer, Jamie Babbit, Danny Leiner, Gail Mancuso, Michael Katleman, Robert Berlinger, Amy Sherman, Dennis Erdman, Chris Long
Starring: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Scott Patterson, Keiko Agena, Ya...
Those acclaimed Gilmore Girls are back for a second season of warmth, charm, zingy repartee and heart-stopping moments. In this 6-disc set are all 22... Read more
The New Women (2001)
6.5/10
Director: Todd Hughes
Starring: Mary Woronov, Jamie Tolbert, Sandra Kinder, Jane Ray, Roma Maffia, Jenny Shimizu...
This post-apocalyptic feminist sci-fi spoof stars Mary Woronov ('Eating Raoul') as Lisa LaStrada, a miserable housewife and recovering alcoholic. When... Read more
Raw Deal: A Question of Consent (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Billy Corben
Do you know rape when you see it? Audiences have come to expect video footage to tell the truth, to shine a light on "what really happened". Exotic da... Read more
Lovely and Amazing (2001)
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Starring: Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer, Jake Gyllenhaal, James LeGros,...
Nicole Holofcener's follow-up feature to her critically acclaimed debut "Walking and Talking", "Lovely and Amazing" is an intimate family portrait of... Read more
Wit (2001)
8.1/10
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Atkins, Audra McDonald, Jonathan M Wood...
Vivian Bearing (Emma Thompson) is an English professor with a biting wit that educates but also alienates her students. With her teaching and life bot... Read more
Stripped (2001)
4.9/10
Director: Jill Morley
Receiving enthusiastic receptions at Film Festival screenings, this documentary focuses on the gritty realities of a stripper's life. Writer/director... Read more
Bread and Tulips (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Silvio Soldini
Starring: Licia Maglietta, Bruno Ganz, Antonio Catania, Giuseppe Battiston
Aka "Pane e Tulipani". After being left behind by her tour bus a bored housewife decides to hitchhike home, and after a few rides finds herself in Ven... Read more
Titless Wonders (2001)
Director: Gaylene Preston
Starring: Aimee Gruar, Jan Bolwell, Kay Larking, Ruth Bly
An upfront documentary dealing with emotional journeys travelled after a breast cancer diagnosis. Filmmaker Gaylene Preston has seen women in her fami... Read more
Gilmore Girls: Season 1 (2000)
8.1/10
Director: Danny Leiner, Gail Mancuso, Matthew Diamond, Bruce Seth Green, Sarah Pia Anderson, Michael Katleman, Alan Myerson, Nick Marck, Robert Berlinger, Amy Sherman, Dennis Erdman, Rodman Flender, Joe Ann Fogle, Chris Long, Kevin Dowling, Lesli Linka Glatter, Nicole Holofcener, Steve Gomer, Jamie Babbit
Starring: Keiko Agena, Alexis Bledel, Lauren Graham, Edward Herrmann, Melissa McCarthy, Ja...
Welcome to the picture perfect town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Home to wilful single mom, Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham), and her equally determin... Read more