10TH OCTOBER 2024
THINKING ABOUT GURINDER CHADHA’S BHAJI ON THE BEACH (1993), HERE IS A LIST OF FILMS ABOUT WOMEN EXPLORING THEIR HIDDEN SELVES OR RUNING AWAY FROM THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE. SOME ARE DRAMAS AND SOME ARE VERY MUCH A LOUD COMEDY TYPE (SPECIFICALLY NOT METIONING THE FIRST THAT COMES TO MIND, EAT, PRAY, LOVE (2010) ).
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THINKING ABOUT GURINDER CHADHA’S BHAJI ON THE BEACH (1993), HERE IS A LIST OF FILMS ABOUT WOMEN EXPLORING THEIR HIDDEN SELVES OR RUNING AWAY FROM THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE. SOME ARE DRAMAS AND SOME ARE VERY MUCH A LOUD COMEDY TYPE (SPECIFICALLY NOT METIONING THE FIRST THAT COMES TO MIND, EAT, PRAY, LOVE (2010) ).
EDIE (2017) DIR. BY SIMON HUNTER
STARRING A LEGEND SHEILA HANCOCK, THIS FILM IS A HIKING JOURNEY OF A RETIRED WOMEN EDIE WHO TAKES ON A CHALLENGE OF AN ADVENTURE AND SEEKS TO FIND NEW WORLDS AND PEOPLE. ALTHOUGH, NOT WITHOUT THINKING OF BACKING OUT.
STARRING A LEGEND SHEILA HANCOCK, THIS FILM IS A HIKING JOURNEY OF A RETIRED WOMEN EDIE WHO TAKES ON A CHALLENGE OF AN ADVENTURE AND SEEKS TO FIND NEW WORLDS AND PEOPLE. ALTHOUGH, NOT WITHOUT THINKING OF BACKING OUT.
MY HAPPY FAMILY (2017) DIR. BY NANA EKVTIMISHVILI & SIMON GROSS
A DRAMA ABOUT A GEORGIAN SCHOOL TEACHER AND A MOTHER AND A WIFE MANANA, WHO CAME TO REALISE THAT SHE WANTS TO CHANGE HER LIFE RADICALLY AND LIVE DIFFERENTLY. SHE MOVES OUT, RENTS AN APPARTMENT AND LOOKS AHEAD IN THE FUTURE WHILE LETTING HER ADULT CHILDREN LIVING THEIR LIVES, STOPPING HER PARENTS FROM MISTREATING HER AND GETTING OVER HER HUSBAND’S AFFAIRS.
A DRAMA ABOUT A GEORGIAN SCHOOL TEACHER AND A MOTHER AND A WIFE MANANA, WHO CAME TO REALISE THAT SHE WANTS TO CHANGE HER LIFE RADICALLY AND LIVE DIFFERENTLY. SHE MOVES OUT, RENTS AN APPARTMENT AND LOOKS AHEAD IN THE FUTURE WHILE LETTING HER ADULT CHILDREN LIVING THEIR LIVES, STOPPING HER PARENTS FROM MISTREATING HER AND GETTING OVER HER HUSBAND’S AFFAIRS.
PIANO (1993) DIR. BY JANE CAMPION
PROBABLY THE MOST KNOWN FILM OF A NEW ZEALANDER FILM DIRECTOR JANE CAMPION. A PERIOD DRAMA STARRING HOLLY HUNTER AND HARVEY KEITEL, THE STORY UNFOLDS IN COLONIAL NEW ZEALAND FOR A SCOTTISH MAIL BRIDE TO FIND HER VOICE, NEW HOME AND BEING FIRM ABOUT HER BOUNDARIES.
PROBABLY THE MOST KNOWN FILM OF A NEW ZEALANDER FILM DIRECTOR JANE CAMPION. A PERIOD DRAMA STARRING HOLLY HUNTER AND HARVEY KEITEL, THE STORY UNFOLDS IN COLONIAL NEW ZEALAND FOR A SCOTTISH MAIL BRIDE TO FIND HER VOICE, NEW HOME AND BEING FIRM ABOUT HER BOUNDARIES.
DAISIES (1966) DIR. BY VERA CHYTILOVA
A MASTERPIECE AND AN ODE TO FREEDOM BY A PIONEER REBEL IN CINEMA VERA CHYTILOVA. THIS FILM HAS BEEN INFLUENCIAL TO MANY VIEWRS AS WELL AS BIG ARTISTS. IN A FEW WORDS: JUST TWO GIRLS HAVING THEIR LIFE.
A MASTERPIECE AND AN ODE TO FREEDOM BY A PIONEER REBEL IN CINEMA VERA CHYTILOVA. THIS FILM HAS BEEN INFLUENCIAL TO MANY VIEWRS AS WELL AS BIG ARTISTS. IN A FEW WORDS: JUST TWO GIRLS HAVING THEIR LIFE.
CARAMEL (2007) DIR. BY NADINE LABAKI
A BRILLIANT DEBUT OF A LEBANESE FILMMAKER NADINE LABAKI. THE FILM PREMIERED IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. IT FOLLOWS LIVES OF A GROUP OF BEIRUT WOMEN NAVIGATING THEIR PRIVATE AND SOCIAL LIVES, AND HELPING OUT EACH OTHER. MESMERISING SOUNDTRACK ABOVE ALL!
A BRILLIANT DEBUT OF A LEBANESE FILMMAKER NADINE LABAKI. THE FILM PREMIERED IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. IT FOLLOWS LIVES OF A GROUP OF BEIRUT WOMEN NAVIGATING THEIR PRIVATE AND SOCIAL LIVES, AND HELPING OUT EACH OTHER. MESMERISING SOUNDTRACK ABOVE ALL!
CHOCOLAT (2000) DIR. BY LASSE HALLSTRÖM
FEELS AT TIME THAT THIS MOVIE IS INHERENTLY CONNECTED TO CARAMEL (2007). THIS IS WHY I LEAVE THIS MULTI-LINGUAL PRODUCTION WITH JULIETTE BINOCHE HERE TOO. ALL ABOUT DISCOVERING PASSION FOR LIFE FROM A WOMAN THAT WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM SOME PARTS OF HER OWN LIFE.
FEELS AT TIME THAT THIS MOVIE IS INHERENTLY CONNECTED TO CARAMEL (2007). THIS IS WHY I LEAVE THIS MULTI-LINGUAL PRODUCTION WITH JULIETTE BINOCHE HERE TOO. ALL ABOUT DISCOVERING PASSION FOR LIFE FROM A WOMAN THAT WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM SOME PARTS OF HER OWN LIFE.
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (2021) DIR. BY JOACHIM TRIER
COULDN’T NOT MENTION THIS LAST FILM OF JOACHIM TRIER’S TRILOGY. IT WAS QUITE A BIG AND COVERED IN VOGUE RELEASE WHEN IT CAME OUT TO COMPLIMENT RENATE REINSVE AND FEEL WITH HER CHARACTER JULIA, REALISING HER LIFE ISN’T WHAT SHE WANTS WHEN TURNING 30 AND FIGURING IT OUT.
COULDN’T NOT MENTION THIS LAST FILM OF JOACHIM TRIER’S TRILOGY. IT WAS QUITE A BIG AND COVERED IN VOGUE RELEASE WHEN IT CAME OUT TO COMPLIMENT RENATE REINSVE AND FEEL WITH HER CHARACTER JULIA, REALISING HER LIFE ISN’T WHAT SHE WANTS WHEN TURNING 30 AND FIGURING IT OUT.
SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT (1986) DIR. BY SPIKE LEE
NOLA IS A NEW YORKER AND SHE IS EMBRACING WHAT SHE WANTS WITH WORKING AS AN ARTIST AND FIGURING HER ROMANTIC LIFE OUT WITH HAVING THREE MEN ASKING HER OUT.
NOLA IS A NEW YORKER AND SHE IS EMBRACING WHAT SHE WANTS WITH WORKING AS AN ARTIST AND FIGURING HER ROMANTIC LIFE OUT WITH HAVING THREE MEN ASKING HER OUT.
THELMA & LOUISE (1991) DIR. BY RIDLEY SCOTT
BEFORE “EAT, PRAY, LOVE” SCENARIOS, THERE WAS “THELMA & LOUISE” MOMENTS. I DON’T THINK I HAVE TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE.
BEFORE “EAT, PRAY, LOVE” SCENARIOS, THERE WAS “THELMA & LOUISE” MOMENTS. I DON’T THINK I HAVE TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE.
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (1988) DIR. BY PEDRO ALMADOVAR
I HAD TO MENTION THIS, WHEN TALKING ABOUT A VIBRANT GROUP OF WOMEN. THIS MASTERPIECE THAT WE AREADY TALKED ABOUT DIPICTS A COUPLE OF DAYS, A FEW BREAKING NEWS AND A FEW BROKEN HEARTS AND WOMEN. IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT, IT’S A MUST! IF YOU HAVE, MAKE TIME TO WATCH IT AGAIN (I KNOW YOU WANT IT).
I HAD TO MENTION THIS, WHEN TALKING ABOUT A VIBRANT GROUP OF WOMEN. THIS MASTERPIECE THAT WE AREADY TALKED ABOUT DIPICTS A COUPLE OF DAYS, A FEW BREAKING NEWS AND A FEW BROKEN HEARTS AND WOMEN. IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT, IT’S A MUST! IF YOU HAVE, MAKE TIME TO WATCH IT AGAIN (I KNOW YOU WANT IT).
LATIN LOVER (2015) DIR. BY CRISTINA COMENCINI
A COMEDY FROM A VERY DRAMA-DRIVEN FILM DIRECTOR CRISTINA COMENCINI, MAKING A FARCE STATEMENT WHILE EXPLORING ITALY’S BIGGEST STEREOTYPE OVER A MALE FILM STAR. SAVERIO DIDN’T JUST HAD MANY DAUGHTERS, HE WAS AN INTERNATIONAL LOVER WITH COLLECTING WIVES FROM ALL AROUND EUROPE WHERE HE WAS MAKING FILMS. BUT NOW THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PRESENT. IT IS VERY FUN AND HAS AN AMAZING CAST. ALSO, HAD TO INCLUDE IT AFTER ALADOVAR’S FILM.
A COMEDY FROM A VERY DRAMA-DRIVEN FILM DIRECTOR CRISTINA COMENCINI, MAKING A FARCE STATEMENT WHILE EXPLORING ITALY’S BIGGEST STEREOTYPE OVER A MALE FILM STAR. SAVERIO DIDN’T JUST HAD MANY DAUGHTERS, HE WAS AN INTERNATIONAL LOVER WITH COLLECTING WIVES FROM ALL AROUND EUROPE WHERE HE WAS MAKING FILMS. BUT NOW THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PRESENT. IT IS VERY FUN AND HAS AN AMAZING CAST. ALSO, HAD TO INCLUDE IT AFTER ALADOVAR’S FILM.
FLORES RARAS (2013) DIR. BY BRUNO BARRETO
A BRAZILIAN FILM WITH MIRANDA OTTO AND A BRAZILIAN MEGA STAR ACTRESS GLORIA PEREZ. A BRITISH POETESS TRAVELS TO BRAZIL JUST TO UNEXPECTEDLY DISCOVER NEW DEPTH FOR HER FEELINGS.
A BRAZILIAN FILM WITH MIRANDA OTTO AND A BRAZILIAN MEGA STAR ACTRESS GLORIA PEREZ. A BRITISH POETESS TRAVELS TO BRAZIL JUST TO UNEXPECTEDLY DISCOVER NEW DEPTH FOR HER FEELINGS.
WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE? (2019) DIR. BY RICHARD LINKLATER
BASED ON A NOVEL, THIS STORY CATCHES BERNADETTE FOX BEING STUCK IN THE FEARS OVER HOW THINGS IN LIFE MIGHT NEVER REALLY WORK OUT, SINCE HER BIGGEST ARCHITECT PROJECT WAS DEMOLISHED. SPOILER! SHE FINDS A WAY TO OVERCOME IT. IF YOU ARE NOT INTO MOVIES WHERE NOT MUCH IS HAPPENING, IT’D SUGGEST YOU SKIP THIS ONE. BUT DON’T, IF YOU LIKE KATE BLANCHETT.
BASED ON A NOVEL, THIS STORY CATCHES BERNADETTE FOX BEING STUCK IN THE FEARS OVER HOW THINGS IN LIFE MIGHT NEVER REALLY WORK OUT, SINCE HER BIGGEST ARCHITECT PROJECT WAS DEMOLISHED. SPOILER! SHE FINDS A WAY TO OVERCOME IT. IF YOU ARE NOT INTO MOVIES WHERE NOT MUCH IS HAPPENING, IT’D SUGGEST YOU SKIP THIS ONE. BUT DON’T, IF YOU LIKE KATE BLANCHETT.
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (2024) DIR. BY PAYAL KAPADIA
THIS YEAR’S STAR FILM AND DISCOVERY FROM INDIA, THAT HAS BEEN HIGHLY PRAISED IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. THIS INDEPENDENT FILM FOLLOWS TWO LIVES OF TWO MUMBAI WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH THEIR DAY-TO-DAY BUT FINDING SOME COURAGE TO TRAVEL FOR EACH OTHER TO THE SEASIDE.
THIS YEAR’S STAR FILM AND DISCOVERY FROM INDIA, THAT HAS BEEN HIGHLY PRAISED IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. THIS INDEPENDENT FILM FOLLOWS TWO LIVES OF TWO MUMBAI WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH THEIR DAY-TO-DAY BUT FINDING SOME COURAGE TO TRAVEL FOR EACH OTHER TO THE SEASIDE.
Yours,
5TO9 FC TEAM