7 Movies Where Women Tell Women Stories

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Laapataa Ladies - Kiran Rao

This film tells the story of two brides who get lost and start to find themselves. They begin to squeeze fresh-lime soda out of life’s lemons. It’s a solid feel-good storytelling that balances levity and gravity, commentary and one-liners, milieu and escapism, urban gaze and hinterland candour.

The Virgin Suicides - Sofia Coppola

The Virgin Suicides is a film about five teen sisters in 70s suburban Michigan who take their own lives. It’s a horrendous tragedy in the guise of a teenage coming-of-age movie. The film is a comedy about a grim subject.

Darlings - Jasmeet K Reen

Darlings is a dark comedy about a toxic marriage. It’s about a woman finding her strength and her voice and coming to the understanding that husbands are less than essential. The film is a comedy about a grim subject.

Little Women - Greta Gerwig

It solidifies Gerwig’s one-of-a-kind voice on the page and behind the camera, opening up the classic in a blissful and innovative screen adaptation that feels ageless and vastly of today.

Lipstick Under my Burkha - Alankrita Shrivastava

This film is about four ordinary women who seek small joys. They have to steal, lie, cheat and hide in order to lead the lives that they rightfully deserve. It’s a black comedy that plays anti-misogyny for both laughs and bleakness at once.

English Vinglish - Gauri Shinde

English Vinglish is about a woman finding her strength and her voice and coming to the understanding that husbands are less than essential. It’s a comedy about a grim subject. The film manages to locate humour in a toxic marriage.

Raazi - Meghna Gulzar

Raazi is an excellent film that humanizes the enemy. The film never resorts to being a jingoistic action thriller, but thrives on individualism instead. It’s about a woman finding freedom through education and life-changing experiences.

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