89m; France
Director: Jean Vigo
Synopsis: Portrait of couple and the crew of a cargo boat on the Seine. When separated, the women finds a job and survives and the man falls apart.
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It Should Happen to You (1954)
86m; U.S.
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon and Peter Lawford
Synopsis: Gladys Glover has just lost her modelling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it’s love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things — like making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city. Suddenly all of New York is clamoring for Gladys Glover without knowing why and playboy Evan Adams III is making a play for Gladys that even Pete knows will be hard to beat.
Janie’s Janie (1970)
25m; U.S.
Director: Geri Ashur
Synopsis: Woman who was a white working class wife kicks her husband out. Now on welfare, she describes her new-found militancy.
I Am Somebody (1970)
28m; U.S.
Director: Madeline Anderson
Synopsis: Striking black hospital workers, mostly women in Atlanta.
I Can Get It For You Wholesale (1951)
91m; U.S.
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey and George Sanders
Synopsis (IMDB): A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.
I Really Hate My Job (2007)
90m; U.K.
Director: Olive Clark
Synopsis: The story of the lives of five waitresses stuck in a second rate London restaurant with delusions of grandeur. Customers come and go, unaware of the real concerns of these women; a rat or two in the kitchen, bitter arguments about life and art, as well as a coup d’état in the kitchen… all overshadowed by the anticipation of a booking by a famous Hollywood film star.
ILLEGAL (Illégal) [2010]
95m; Belgium/Luxembourg/France
Director: Olivier Masset-Depasse
Synopsis: “[A] fascinating study of perseverance in the face of subhuman treatment.” –Boyd Van Hoeij, Variety. Tania (Anne Coesens), a Russian immigrant living illegally in Belgium, is willing to do whatever it takes to prevent her son and herself from being deported. When Tania’s illegal status is discovered, she is arrested and sent to a detention center, where she meets other illegals like herself, struggling to stay in their adopted homeland. Things soon spiral out of control when she claims a false name and finds herself in the middle of a complex deportation situation. Winner, Society of Dramatic Actors and Composers’ SACD Prize, 2010 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
Intolerance (1916)
163m; U.S.
Director: D.W. Griffith
Synopsis (IMDB): The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Iron Ladies (2000)
30m; U.S.
Director: Kennedy Wheatley
Synopsis (Filmmakers Library): The Los Angeles Ironworkers union has 3,000 men and eight women. The apprenticeship program is rigorous; only 30% make it through the three-year training. In this documentary, veteran women ironworkers tell stories of surviving as the only female working on a construction site.
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