Dorothy Arzner: Pioneer, Queer, Feminist

Overview

Dorothy Arzner was Hollywood's most powerful director, though History has forgotten her. She began working in the film industry at 19 as a "cutter" before the advent of editors, and gradually worked her way up through the studio system. Determined and ambitious, she was accepted as a director at Paramount, as the first woman to direct a talking picture for the star Clara Bow. A true pioneer of the cinema, she was the only woman director at a major Hollywood studio in the 1930s and 1940s, openly lesbian, dressed like a man, making movies "avant-gardiste" about women's condition. She was a mentor for Francis Ford Coppola, who considers her as one of the most important woman directors of Hollywood.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 27, 2023

Original language

English

Countries

France

Cast

Shelley Stamp,Tony Maietta,Emily Carman

Director

Clara Kuperberg,Julia Kuperberg

Writer

Julia Kuperberg,Clara Kuperberg

Producer

Clara Kuperberg,Julia Kuperberg

Cinematography

Yoram Astrakhan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt29686028