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While the global spotlight usually falls on Brazil’s male auteurs, the country’s rich cinematic history also pulses with vital, pioneering work by women. This selection spans decades of bold female filmmaking.
By Rafa Sales Ross
By George Bass
By Lindsay Anderson, John Gillett and others
By John Bleasdale, Rory Doherty and others
By Tiago de Luca
By Rory Doherty
By Kazuo Ishiguro
By David Parkinson
By Carmen Gray
By Filipe Furtado
By Anton Bitel
By Chloe Walker
By Rory Doherty
By Alex Ramon
By Brogan Morris
By Alex Davidson, Grace Barber-Plentie and others
By Brogan Morris
By Ali Lalfam
By Christina Newland
By Rory Doherty
By Chloe Walker
By David Parkinson
By Miriam Balanescu
By Bob Mastrangelo
By Leigh Singer
By Pamela Hutchinson
By Ginette Vincendeau
By David Parkinson
By Jasper Sharp
