movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed Oct 03

by MaryAnn Johanson
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male director, female coscreenwriter, male protagonist
Venom
Kelly Marcel cowrites this sci-fi action horror movie about a (male) reporter who gets infected with an alien symbiote. (male director)
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male director, male screenwriter, female coprotagonist
A Star Is Born
Lady Gaga costars in this romantic drama about a singer who falls in love with the (male) rock star who takes her under his wing. (male writers and director)
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female director, female coscreenwriter, female protagonist
Kusama: Infinity [pictured]
Heather Lenz directs and cowrites this documentary about artist Yayoi Kusama.
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female director, female coscreenwriter, female protagonist
A Thousand Girls Like Me
Sahra Mani directs and cowrites this documentary about an Afghan woman who goes public with her story of sexual abuse.
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male director, female coscreenwriter, female protagonist
Female Human Animal
Chloe Aridjis cowrites and stars in this documentary mystery about a museum curator disenchanted with modern men. (male director)
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male director, female coscreenwriter, male protagonist
Andhadhun
Pooja Ladha Surti cowrites this Hindi mystery thriller about a blind man who “witnesses” a crime. (male director)
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male director, male screenwriter, female protagonist
Jalouse
Karin Viard stars in this French dramedy as a woman who suddenly becomes jealous of everyone in her life. (male writer-directors)
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male director, male screenwriter, female coprotagonist
Tehran Taboo
Lilli Novi and Zahra Amir Ebrahimi costar as the voices of women in Tehran who must navigate Iran’s extreme patriarchy in this ensemble animated drama. (male writer-director)
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male director, male screenwriter, female coprotagonist
Strangeways Here We Come
Elaine Cassidy, Michelle Keegan, Lauren Socha, and Chanel Cresswell costar in this ensemble crime comedy about the tenants of a high rise who band together against a loan shark.
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