MdW – Movies directed by Women
MdW (visual) movie rating
Like in their preceding movies, the main personage finds what the motives behind his actions are only after having gone to the end of an obsessive quest
Good acting, cool music, but archetypal story
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Ben Mendelsohn, Sienna Miller, Analeigh Tipton, Alfre Woodard, Robin Weigert, Stephanie Honoré, Lauren Gros
Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Writer: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Director of Photography: Andrij Parekh
Music by Scott Bomar
A suicidal teen finds out in a psychiatric ward how lucky he is to be who he is
Like in their other movies, the main personage finds what motivates him only after having gone to the end of his obsessive quest
Cast: Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts
Directors: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Writers: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Music by Broken Social Scene
Cinematography by Andrij Parekh
Film Editing by Anna Boden
A young baseball player from the Dominican Republic dreams to play in the US, but once his dream come true, he realizes that baseball was just a means…
Images and script somewhat clumsy
Cast: Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Andre Holland, Ann Whitney, Richard Bull
Written and directed by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Music by Michael Brook
Cinematography by Andrij Parekh
Film Editing by Anna Boden
Sergio Leone meets Quentin Tarentino, with a zest of James Bond and Salvador Dali, and the music of Ennio Morricone
Hyper stylized but boring plot
“An arty tribute to violent, sensuous, over-the-top Euro-trash pulp fiction” [Simon Abrams]
Cast: Elina Löwensohn, Stéphane Ferrara, Bernie Bonvoisin, Hervé Sogne, Marine Sainsily, Marc Barbé, Marilyn Jess
Director: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Writer: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, Jean-Pierre Bastid
Cinematographer: Manuel Dacosse
Very foreseeable developments, many cliches (the mafia speaks Russian, to make sure we know it is the mafia), enormous mistakes in the continuity (after she has been running hard for a few hundred meters, he asks her if she can walk), and a dystopian setting that is not even necessary to the plot… The few twists after an hour or so don’t make it better. One of the worse movies I’ve ever seen!
Actors: Erick Avari, Mike Dopud, Anna McGahan
Directors: Ashlee Jensen, Terrance M. Young
Writers: Ashlee Jensen, Terrance M. Young | 1 more credit »
Music by Jamie Murgatroyd
Cinematography by Christopher Lange
Film Editing by Terrance M. Young
So many layers, so rich in visual surprises! As Roger Ebert put it, citing Churchill: “it is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”
Cast: Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Weaving, Susan Sarandon, Tom Hanks
Directors: Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Writers: David Mitchell (novel); Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Lilly Wachowski
Music by Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer
Cinematography by Frank Griebe, John Toll
Film Editing by Alexander Berner, Claus Wehlisch
Writing in pair: man + woman directing
Good music, excellent acting, great tension build-up on a somewhat weak scenario
Cast: Sophie Reid, Allison Tolman, JoBeth Williams, Luis Bordonada, Tanner Beard
Director: Jason Cortlund, Julia Halperin
Writer: Jason Cortlund
Cinematographer: Jonathan Nastasi
Composer: Chris Brokaw
Working in pair: man + woman directing
Great female lead, good humor, surprising editing
Cast: Lydia Wilson, Johnny Flynn, Ellie Kendrick
Directors: Emily Harris, Ate de Jong
Writer: Ate de Jong
Cinematography by Zoran Veljkovic
Film Editing by Brent Backhus, Antonio Rui Ribeiro
Working in pair: man + woman directing
Social drama set in Brazil showing how football and religion as a source of hope ultimately prevent the poor from escaping their condition
Cast: Sandra Corveloni, João Baldasserini, Vinícius de Oliveira
Directors: Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas
Writers: George Moura, Daniela Thomas
Music by Gustavo Santaolalla
Cinematography by Mauro Pinheiro Jr.
Film Editing by Gustavo Giani, Lívia Serpa
Working in pair: man + woman directing
Too predictable and at times grotesque
Cast: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Alan Cumming
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Writer: Simon Beaufoy
Cinematographer: Linus Sandgren
Editor: Pamela Martin
Composer: Nicholas Britell
Working in pair: man + woman directing
At times magic and a fantastic cast / The strength of the story gets a bit lost through the complex editing
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Maria de Medeiros, Edouard Baer, Golshifteh Farahani, Isabella Rossellini
Directed by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Written by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Music by Olivier Bernet
Cinematography by Christophe Beaucarne
Film Editing by Stéphane Roche
MdW - Movies directed by Women 