Cinema Stories

I wanted to learn more about the director of Me, Myself, and Mum , who also stars in the film as it was supposed to be autobiographical. At the age of 19 Guillaume Galliene became a comedian and began to get small theatre roles. His fame grew immensely as he gained a role in Sofia Coppola's Marie-Antoinette.  He specifically has focused on political movies from his work about the Algerian war to French presidential election films. His career really changed and became recognized when he created his one man show Me, Myself, and Mum , sometimes translated as The Boys and Guillaume. He received five Cesar awards and allowed him to receive many other notorious roles.

     In inspiration of the last two movies, I wanted to dive more into France's relationship with female directors.  According to The Guardian , a new movement has risen similar to New Wave Cinema. The author of the article wrote that "there is nothing unusual about French women film directors."  While various famous films have been directed by women, I would have to disagree with this statement.  Women directors have been praised, but throughout history, the recognition of female directors objectively has been less than of male directors. How many people know Godard versus Varda? Apart from that, the article talks about Alice Guy, the first female director. She directed her first film in 19896 at the age of 23. She went on to direct more than 600 films for Charlie Chaplin's film company and Warner Brothers. The writer explains how many female directors chose philosophical and oppose romantic comedies. The article also says that recent female directors ha...