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Patriarchy in cinema is becoming a thing of the past: women are increasingly finding themselves in the director's chair and receiving the most prestigious awards for their films. However, there have been quite a few great female directors in the history of cinema. To prove this, Anton Dolin has selected 20 iconic films made by 20 female directors: from Lotte Reiniger, who made the first full-length animated film in history in the mid-1920s, to Chloe Zhao, whose Nomadland became the Oscar winner in 2021. As a bonus, here are 5 great films made by women over the past year. Episode timestamps: 00:00 — Two Myths About Women in the Director's Chair 03:03 — 20th Century 03:11 — Lotte Reiniger 05:18 — Leni Riefenstahl 07:18 — Maya Deren 09:28 — Agnes Varda 16:01 — Vera Chytilová 17:53 — Liliana Cavani 20:18 — Chantal Akerman 23:10 — Larisa Shepitko 25:20 — Kira Muratova 27:50 — Jane Campion 29:54 — 21st Century 30:05 — Sofia Coppola 32:14 — Kathryn Bigelow 34:12 — Sarah Polley 36:21 — Alice Rohrwacher 38:24 — Jennifer Kent 41:01 — Maren Ade 42:55 — Greta Gerwig 45:13 — Ildiko Enyedi 47:29 — Lynne Ramsay 49:39 — Chloe Zhao 52:16 — Names That Can't Be Left Out 53:33 — Bonus: 5 New Films Directed by Women #dolina #femaledirectors #cinema