Women Direct the Podcast

For all the bored people, the lonely people, the non-celebrants: it's a non-denominational winter spectacular issue of the podcast! Julia Empey, co-host of the podcast The Royal Diaries Unlocking History, joins me for a bonus episode where we discuss Sofia Coppola's 2006 film Marie Antoinette. We dig into Coppola's career, the way Marie Antoinette (the movie) was misunderstood and under appreciated in its time, and talk about the sumptuous visuals that make this film a standout (did you know that Kirsten Dunst wears 52 different costumes in this film? Julia did!)

Women Direct the podcast is going on hiatus, but not before I answer your questions! I nerd out with a very special mystery guest and name drop enough films to keep you occupied during the hiatus. What are you waiting for? Start watching! Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem dir. Ronit Elkabetz & Shlomi Elkabetz The Governess dir. Sandra Goldbacher Clip dir. Maja Milos Seven Beauties dir. Lina Wertmüller The Fits dir. Anna Rose Holmer  Vamps dir. Amy Heckerling  Romola Garai Ellen Von Unwerth Sophie Muller  Nikyatu Jusu  Mariama Diallo Chloé Zhao Dee Rees Dorota Kobiela The Piano dir. Jane Campion Lost in Translation dir. Sofia Coppola The Hurt Locker dir. Kathryn Bigelow Lady Bird dir. Greta Gerwig Children of a Lesser God dir. Randa Haines Winter's Bone dir. Debra Granik 35 shot of Rum dir. Claire Denis Beau Travail dir. Claire Denis White Material dir. Claire Denis  We Need To Talk about Kevin dir. Lynne Ramsay You Were Never Really Here dir. Lynne Ramsay Wendy & Lucy dir. Kelly Reichardt River of Grass dir. Kelly Reichardt The Rider dir. Chloé Zhao Toni Erdmann dir. Maren Ade  Zama dir. Lucrecia Martel The Headless Woman dir. Lucrecia Martel Fish Tank dir. Andrea Arnold The Mourning Forest dir. Naomi Kawase Girlhood dir. Céline Sciamma Portrait of a Lady on Fire dir. Céline Sciamma  Marie Antoinette dir. Sofia Coppola   The Virgin Suicides dir. Sofia Coppola   Pariah dir. Dee Rees Mudbound dir. Dee Rees Dance Girl Dance dir. Dorothy Arzner   Cléo de 5 à 7 dir. Agnès Varda La Pointe-Courte dir. Agnès Varda Daisies dir. Vera Chytilová The Ascent dir. Larisa Shepitko My Brilliant Career dir. Gillian Armstrong The Heartbreak Kid dir. Elaine May  Hester Street dir. Joan Micklin Silver Crossing Delancy dir. Joan Micklin Silver Portrait of Jason dir. Shirley Clarke   The Connection dir. Shirley Clarke Jeanne Dielman dir. Chantal Akerman The Hitch-hiker dir. Ida Lupino Outrage dir. Ida Lupino Wanda dir. Barbara Loden Emma Autumn de Wilde Zero Dark Thirty dir. Kathryn Bigelow Victoria Mahoney Ava Duvernay Mulan dir. Niki Caro