World Women Directors

Author: Xu Weijie
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The World's Female Directors is the most comprehensive book to date introducing female directors from around the world. It covers both established artistic masters and fresh new talents; both avant-garde, feminist directors and more moderate feminist filmmakers. The book primarily focuses on narrative feature film directors, but also includes documentaries, avant-garde art, and even female directors of mainstream Hollywood commercial films. It features both serious drama directors and experimental filmmakers, along with a smaller selection of comedies. The book profiles seventy-one female directors from five continents and twenty-nine countries, representing diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. In addition to introducing these outstanding female directors and their works, we have also compiled a timeline of their major works to date for reference and further research.