Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

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Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

2018

1h 10m

Documentary

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50%

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A guided tour of the art of movie creation as told by female filmmakers.

Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Gathers together a century of material ... into a package that combines warmth with rigour, wit with technical know-how. It is essential.

Rated: 5/5

May 22, 2020

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

The series is accessible - it's definitely aimed at film outsiders - yet even if you've been to film school you won't be bored and surely everyone will enjoy Cousins's nifty turns of phrase.

Rated: 4/5

May 21, 2020

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Cousins wants to show us the magic tricks of these gifted women. His own gift is to leave them seeming even more magical.

Rated: 4/5

May 20, 2020

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Annlee Ellingson

CineWomen

An academic exercise, but an exhilarating one.

Aug 17, 2022

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Jill Chuah Masters

The Arts Desk

A 14-hour runtime is unforgiving, and shortcomings surface as we chug to the end.

Rated: 3/5

May 22, 2020

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Kaleem Aftab

Cineuropa

Mark Cousins' Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema is essential viewing for anyone interested in how to read or make a film.

May 22, 2020

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Audience Member

Boring, pretentious and maddeningly glib.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Perfect and I want more.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Synopsis

A guided tour of the art of movie creation as told by female filmmakers.

Director: Mark Cousins
Producer: John Archer
Production Co: Hopscotch Films, Dogwoof Digital
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Runtime: 1h 10m