top ten feminist films of 2014
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The Year of the Fighter: The Top 10 Feminist Films of 2014
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5. She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (Documentary, Dir. Mary Dore)
With director Mary Dore leading the march, She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry sheds light on the 1960s Women’s Liberation Movement’s lesser-known history, detailing the extraordinary efforts of everyday women who sparked a revolution and blazed the trail for women’s rights in the United States. Featuring commentary from National Organization for Women (NOW) co-founder Muriel Fox to early lesbian movement organizer Rita Mae Brown to Redstockings co-founder Ellen Willis, this documentary puts you on the frontlines of the world-changing revolution of women.
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3. Anita (Documentary, Dir. Freida Lee Mock)
Victims of sexual harassment and assault are often met with scorn and intense scrutiny, but few women have endured as much derision as Anita Hill. In 1991, Hill provided testimony against Clarence Thomas’ appointment to the Supreme Court, alleging that under his employment, he sexually harassed her. What resulted was a media firestorm complete with swirling winds of racism, sexism, power and politics. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock revisits the scandal, compiling archival footage with fresh commentary.
2. Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (Documentary, Dir. Chiemi Karasawa)
Broadway diva Elaine Stritch breaks the fourth wall and shares the script of her life. Brash and bawdy, Stritch brought her special brand of humor to every situation on and offscreen, a technique often applied to mask deep insecurities about her own talent. As Stritch prepares for her swan song performance at the Cafe Carlyle, Shoot Me audiences have a front-row seat to observe master thespian—and one helluva woman—at work.
1. Wild (Drama/Biography, Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée)
Based on the memoir by Cheryl Strayed, Wild tracks the emotional journey of Cheryl, a 26-year-old heroin addict grieving the loss of her mother, as she hikes the Pacific Crest Trail alone from California’s Mojave Desert to the Bridge of the Gods in Oregon. Beautiful, poetic and deeply moving, Wild winds the road to Cheryl’s self-discovery with wit, grace and the will to confront one’s self, no matter how rough the emotional terrain may be.
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Ironically, in A Most Wanted Man adapted from the novel of the same name by John le Carré.
A Most Wanted Man is a 2014 British espionage-thriller film based on the novel of the same name by John le Carré, directed by Anton Corbijn and written by Andrew Bovell.[7] The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Daniel Brühl and Nina Hoss. It premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival[8] and competed in the main competition section of the 36th Moscow International Film Festival[9] and the 40th Deauville American Film Festival. It is the last of Hoffman's films released in his lifetime.
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Published on Apr 14, 2014
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.
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When a half-Chechen, half-Russian, brutally tortured immigrant turns up in Hamburg's Islamic community, laying claim to his father's ill-gotten fortune, both German and US security agencies take a close interest: as the clock ticks down and the stakes rise, the race is on to establish this most wanted man's true identity - oppressed victim or destruction-bent extremist? (c) Roadside Attractions.
