Deborah Hall wrote:

>

> Hey Listees:

> I'm interested in foreign films especially those made by female directors.

 

Debbie,

you might want to look up "Maenner (Men)," a huge hit movie in Germany

in the 1980s, directed by Doris Doerrie.  D.D. made a few more

successful films in the past fifteen years and is arguably the best

known German female filmmaker in the second half of this century.  For

comparative purposes, you could consider the cinematic works of Thea von

Harbou (she wrote the script to Lang's "Metropolis") and of course the

ominous Leni Riefenstahl -  her only easily accessible film in the U.S.

would be "Das blaue Licht (The Blue Light)."  Tracing the depiction of

gender and sexuality in these films, for example, would be quite

interesting.

Christine Aube

 

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