The Women Who Run Hollywood (2016)
The Women Who Run Hollywood (2016)
The first talkie was directed by Alice Guy, the first color film was produced by Lois Weber, who directed more than 300 films over 10 years. Frances Marion wrote screenplays for the Hollywood Star Mary Pickford and won two Oscars, Dorothy Arzner was the most powerful film director in Hollywood. And what do all of them have in common? They are all women and they have all been forgotten. Incredibly, it also took until 2010 for the first woman, Kathryn Bigelow, to win the Oscar for Best Director. Even if underrepresented women have always played a big part in Hollywood and it is this part of the film history left untold that this documentary sets out to uncover.

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Paula Wagner Paula Wagner As: Herself
Lynda Obst Lynda Obst As: Herself
Robin Swicord Robin Swicord As: Herself
Ally Acker Ally Acker As: Herself
Cari Beauchamp Cari Beauchamp As: Herself
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The first talkie was directed by Alice Guy, the first color film was produced by Lois Weber, who directed more than 300 films over 10 years. Frances Marion wrote screenplays for the Hollywood Star Mary Pickford and won two Oscars, Dorothy Arzner was the most powerful film director in Hollywood. And what do all of them have in common? They are all women and they have all been forgotten. Incredibly, it also took until 2010 for the first woman, Kathryn Bigelow, to win the Oscar for Best Director. Even if underrepresented women have always played a big part in Hollywood and it is this part of the film history left untold that this documentary sets out to uncover.


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Genres: Documentary

Language: English, Français

Release Date: 16 May 2016

Country: FR

Runtime: 52m

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Paula Wagner

Paula Wagner

Herself

Lynda Obst

Lynda Obst

Herself

Robin Swicord

Robin Swicord

Herself

Ally Acker

Ally Acker

Herself

Cari Beauchamp

Cari Beauchamp

Herself

Margaret Booth

Margaret Booth

Herself (archive footage)

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Herself (archive footage)

Alice Guy-Blaché

Alice Guy-Blaché

Herself (archive footage)

Lois Weber

Lois Weber

Herself (archive footage)

Frances Marion

Frances Marion

Herself (archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Herself (archive footage)

Anita Loos

Anita Loos

Herself (archive footage)

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Herself (archive footage)

Edith Head

Edith Head

Herself (archive footage)

Dorothy Arzner

Dorothy Arzner

Herself (archive footage)

June Mathis

June Mathis

Herself (archive footage)

Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand

Herself (archive footage)

Mae West

Mae West

Herself (archive footage)

Virginia Van Upp

Virginia Van Upp

Herself (archive footage)

Sherry Lansing

Sherry Lansing

Herself (archive footage)

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Peter Krajewski

Peter Krajewski

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Mike Nolan

Mike Nolan

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