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TOP FILMS BY WOMEN DIRECTORS
(full results)


Rank Film Points L #1
#1 Cléo de 5 à 7 (Agnès Varda, 1961) 16 5 1
#2 Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975) 13 3 2
#3 Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003) 12 4 1
#4 Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren, 1943) 11 3 1
#5 Daisies (Vera Chytilová, 1966) 10 3 1
#6 The Piano (Jane Campion, 1993) 9 2 1
Triumph of the Will (Leni Riefenstahl, 1934) 9 2 1
#8 Beau Travail (Claire Denis, 1999) 8 3 -
Seven Beauties (Lina Wertmüller, 1975) 8 2 1
#10 Mikey and Nicky (Elaine May, 1976) 7 3 -
The Olympiad (Olympia Part One) (Leni Riefenstahl, 1938) 7 2 1
#12 Near Dark (Kathryn Bigelow, 1987) 6 2 -
#13 American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000) 5 2 -
Crush (Alison Maclean, 1992) 5 1 1
Mississippi Masala (Mira Nair, 19991) 5 1 1
Salaam Bombay! (Mira Nair, 1988) 5 1 1
Stander (Bronwen Hughes, 2003) 5 1 1
#18 Clueless (Amy Heckerling, 1995) 4 1 -
Pleasures of War (Ruth Lingford, 1998) 4 1 -
Real Genius (Martha Coolidge, 1985) 4 1 -
Sweetie (Jane Campion, 1989) 4 1 -
Vagabond (Agnès Varda, 1985) 4 1 -
#23 Boys Don't Cry (Kimberly Pierce, 1999) 3 1 -
Camila (María Luisa Bemberg, 1984) 3 1 -
The Cool World (Shirley Clarke, 1964) 3 1 -
The Decline of Western Civilization (Penelope Spheeris, 1981) 3 1 -
The Holy Girl (Lucrecia Martel, 2004) 3 1 -
Holy Smoke (Jane Campion, 1999) 3 1 -
Household Saints (Nancy Savoca, 1993) 3 1 -
L'Intrus (Claire Denise, 2004) 3 1 -
Lives of Performers (Yvonne Rainer, 1972) 3 1 -
The Night Porter (Liliana Cavani, 1974) 3 1 -
Ornette: Made in America (Shirley Clarke, 1985) 3 1 -
Strange Days (Kathryn Bigelow, 1995) 3 1 -
The Woodsman (Nicole Kassell, 2004) 3 1 -
#36 Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991) 2 1 -
Jesus' Son (Alison McLean, 1999) 2 1 -
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Beeban Kidron, 1990) 2 1 -
Orlando (Sally Potter, 1992) 2 1 -
Portrait of a Lady (Jane Campion, 1996) 2 1 -
Something's Gotta Give (Nancy Meyers, 2003) 2 1 -
Swept Away By An Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August (Lina Wertmüller, 1974) 2 1 -
Ticket of No Return (Ulrike Ottinger, 1979) 2 1 -
The Virgin Suicides (Sofia Coppola, 2000) 2 1 -
#45 The Connection (Shirley Clarke, 1962) 1 1 -
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Amy Heckerling, 1982) 1 1 -
The Gold Diggers (Sally Potter, 1983) 1 1 -
Illumination (Pascale Breton, 2004) 1 1 -
Little Women (Gillian Armstrong, 1994) 1 1 -
Love & Basketball (Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2000) 1 1 -
Trouble Every Day (Claire Denis, 2001) 1 1 -
Whale Rider (Niki Caro, 2002) 1 1 -
L=How many lists each film appears on                   #1=How many number one votes each film recieves

*points are given as follows: for numbered lists, first place recieves 5 points, second place recieves 4, third place 3, fourth place 2 and fifth place gets 1 point; for unumbered lists, each film will recieve 3 points; total points are then tallied up and a comprehensive Top 5 list is created.

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