I have taught Yentl in my film class. My high school kids, at first, say,”Oh, no, a musical.” By the 30 minute mark they are completely absorbed in Yentl’s struggle to live up to her highest potential, and when she sings, “A Piece of Sky,” the credits roll, there is silence, and then applause. This movie never fails to hook my students.
It must also be remarked that the first woman who won best director, Kathryn Bigelow, directed a film that has almost nothing to do with womanhood, gender or femininity, it revolves around men and their stories. I would not be surprised if that helped, as the academy tends to view women stories as lesser. Not saying that she didn't deserve it, but other women who have been nominated and not won, have made movies that were more centric around women. Edit: Also other things played into it, by 2008 there was a notorious discontent with the Bush Adiministration, and so the Iraq war was very topical.
@Mark Allen If you look at women nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards in the last 20 years, aside from Kathryn Bigelow, you have Sophia Coppola with Lost in Translation and Greta Gerwig with Lady Bird. Both movies are told from a female point of view, but they are not primarily about being a woman. The only way in which this argument works is that any story told from a female point of view do not have story, and are just about being a woman.
@Mark Allen But the story is coming in first place when it is literally about womanhood. A big problem is that the academy doesn’t see womanhood/femininity as valid storytelling.
@Mark Allen that’s 100% not true in fact the appreciation for female stories in movies have evolved over time, there was a time when Hollywood studios didn’t want to green light female driven movies bc it wouldn’t appeal to mainstream audiences now some of the biggest stand alone films or film franchises either have a woman in the lead or (if it’s ensemble with largely men) have strong, complex female leads such as Frozen, marvel cinematic universe, bird of prey/DC cinematic universe, little women, crazy rich Asians, i, Tonya, three billboards, the favourite, us, knives out, la la land, Mona, hustlers etc, even small critically acclaimed indie films like 20th century woman, hereditary, if Beale street can talk, blue is the warmest color, lady portrait on fire, miss Juneteenth, the farewell, Midsommar, loving and hidden figures among others have developed huge cult followings in ways we never saw independent films have before (mostly thanks to their presence at Oscar award seasons and streaming services helping marginalized filmmakers get their shine) features amazing female driven leads.
@Mark Allen I really don’t get the point of your argument. First of all you are comparing actresses box office with writers/directors mass appeal?? As if those things are comparable??You are talking about how women no longer dominate the box office?? And how they don’t have mass appeal?? Then when confronted to clear examples you change the subject to awards films?? And then saying that Meryl doesn’t have box office appeal as if mamma Mia doesn’t exist?? Plus you really are making a lot of effort responding on every single comment thread in this video pal, aren’t you tired ???
I think another actress we should consider as a director of her movies is Mae West. She was never credited officially as director, but she wrote her own films (often based on her own stage plays), shaped the look of her movies through collaborating with costume departments, and built their appeal entirely around her performances and characters. There's a reason so many of her movies have a simple "By Mae West" credit. She may not have technically been the director, but they were her movies. Anyway, awesome video. One of your best.
At the 1992 Academy Awards, in which Barbra was snubbed for a Best Director nomination for "Prince of Tides", Billy Crystal sang a parody to the tune of "Don't Rain on my Parade". It ended with lyrics commenting of the plethora of nominations for "Prince of Tides", with one notable exception: "Seven nominations on the shelf! Did this film direct itself?"
That's a recurring theme with films directed by women that do get recognised. They get nominated in a ton of categories and then curiously don't get a Director nomination and it's like "Who do you think is in charge of all of these decisions?"
Hi! I am a female actress-turned-director. :) I direct for opera and other theatrical performance, but nonetheless I wanted to thank you for this video, because I feel very... seen. Though I'm an experienced director, I've had colleagues literally do impressions of me behind my back while working in rehearsal; been explicitly told by actors in rehearsal how to do my job; and been passed over for directing jobs after being told my application didn't seem "serious". Sometimes when I've raised these issues, I've been laughed at and dismissed. So I got emotional watching this. Ida's and Barbra's work has paved the way for the work of other female directors, but there's so much work left to do, and the more we discuss these issues openly, the better off we all are, as artists and as consumers of art. Thanks for discussing it.
@Louise Sea Thanks for this :) And same to you - I wish you all the luck in the world! Women have the right to dignity and respect as artists and creators 💜And I'll be keeping an eye out for your work in future!
@Mark Allen you are literally obsessed! ahah it is like 3d comment thread you are going after women lol I guess you are one of those talentless weak men who feel threatened they can not use their c*ck as an argument and prove of being superior anymore ahhaha Maybe grow a spine or smth and then these topics will not hurt you so much
The section on Ida Lupino is super fascinating and likewise the story of Yentl's production/reception is super horrifying. I love how I learn things from you that I've never heard of.
Rosalind Russell did not like taking direction from Ida Lupino. Russell complained to the producer about Lupino, telling the directior that Lupino was a drunk. Lupino ended up giving Russell a very thorough tongue lashing in front of the entire set. Russell never complained again and followed every order given by Lupino for the rest of the shooting.
Men with their hands in every stage of the process are "auteurs"; women are "control freaks." It reminds me of something Greta Gerwig (possibly quoting Meryl Streep, I can't remember perfectly!) said in The Hollywood Reporter's Director's Roundtable last year. In Golden Age movies, female characters could have successful careers and be pushy and opinionated because there was no chance of her getting promoted over her male colleagues. But after women started joining the workforce in greater numbers, slowly that did become a possibility and men didn't find these characters cute anymore.
Characters like that were NEVER "cute"; they were just professionals. Also, the difference between an auteur and a control freak is why you're so involved and what comes of it. And Merriam-Webster defines "pushy" as "aggressive often to an objectionable degree" and "forward". WHY do women ALWAYS think it's good when women act like the worst men?
@@christopherbrown2706 Characters like that were obviously professionals; they were also, obviously, barred from many spaces in the working world. So when you have someone like Ida Lupino (or, as BKR has detailed previously, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, and Katharine Hepburn on the business side of things) making a space for themselves in these spaces, they were often seen as benign curiosities deserving of patronizing praise rather than colleagues to their male counterparts. But as BKR shows in the video, that went away the second men realized what these women were doing wasn't cute, it was the competition. There's a great book by a former Newsweek journalist, The Good Girls Revolt, that talks about this phenomenon in the late '60s through the '70s. I'd really recommend it to anyone who's a fan of this channel.
I literally screamed when I saw this notification. We need to talk about it, female directors been unsung figures to Hollywood, and global cinema since the minute cinema was created. I remember doing a pioneering female director for my fifth grade project and got a straight A for it
Damn, can’t deny I kind of felt something when Barbara Streisand gave Katherine Bigelow the best director in that clip, even with all the context of how poorly Streisand was treated
Singer's response to Streisand's film was transparently vindictive and most of the objections he had were silly and invalid. For example, he objected to the finale in which Yentl sails for America, and suggested "his" Yentl would never have done this. But going to America was precisely what thousands of Jews did to escape persecution and limited opportunities in Europe at that time. And what other choice did Yentl have. The finale was actually more apt (not to mention more uplifting) than Singer's story. In fact, the storytelling in the film is superior to Singer's in every way.
I first heard about Yentl in VH1’s I Love the 80s series, but they of course never mentioned the controversy. I’m glad I have a more well-rounded understanding of the context of the film now.
@@HelloHello-tm7uc She is. A wonderful actress who helped launch Humphrey Bogarts career as well as a very skilled and interesting director who would have helmed way more pictures in a just or even a moderately intelligent world.
"Well the time has come," that moment made me sad and gave me chills. Still hoping Babs directs another masterpiece that will finally get her the Oscar that she deserved (not that she needs it to legitimise her incredible career). Thank you SO much for this, it was a mega interesting departure from the usual episodes!! KEEP 'EM COMING!
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I've watched Funny Girl this weekend and I'm on a bit of a Barbra Streisand obsession. This video is right up my alley
Me: Everything is awful Be Kind Rewind: Here's a new video Me: Everything is NOT awful! Watches video: And now I'm furious again (but also I love it thank you never stop)
@@Jayfive276 so I guess you would prefer: I: think you're an idiot and the point of this vid soared spectacularly over your head. @mariavosa I'm experiencing the same I'm furious/I love it feelings!
The Take recently did an analysis of Sofia Coppola's films and I thought it was very interesting. They made a good argument that she has a similar specific style and flaws as many other (male) directors, yet her movies get thrown aside for being "shallow". When they are not shallow at all.
The hate Marie Antoinette got for using modern anachronisms on a historical setting, when male directors do it all the time to such praise is so infuriating. On a side note I may be alone in this but I’ve always found Baz Luhrman to be extremely similar to Tarantino in style and one gets more hate than the other, and one caters more to a female audience. Not trying to act like Lurhman is a perfect director, who is oppressed, or that he isn’t hit or miss, but idk I feel like his upcoming manly Elvis biopic might be the one to get more praise/noms from the academy. This might be a shit hot take tho
@@susanalopez5052 it’s ironic bc the style of directing and screenwriting Sofia did for Marie Antoinette I see it in a lot of movies and TV miniseries with similar context most notably The Favourite and Dickinson
@@Kevin-rg3yc exactly. Those are bold ahistorical stylistic choices that are never questioned. Except when it’s pink! Then it’s a shallow stylistic choice.
This is such a great example! Her catalogue is incredibly diverse in both tone and content but what remains consistent is the style and impassioned delivery she gives her films, and it's a shame she isn't more lauded than she is. I haven't seen The Take's take on this but now I feel like I've gotta check it out.
True. Film buffs and snobs will be all about aueter theory for men. They will bend over backwards for Orson Welles and talk about his ambition. His ability to do it all. But the moment a woman does it, suddenly it is no longer auteur theory. It is no longer box office worthy.
So says an ignorant feminist who never heard of Tyler Perry OR the criticism and derision Orson Welles faced (but powered through because they were actual ADULTS).
@D2 E2 Not comparable. The 1980s and the 2010s are different times. Also Phoebe is in TV where it's much better for women vs. film where being a woman director yields very little success. Currently only 3.6% of all directors in studio backed commercially successful films have been women while they make up 40% of Documentary directors. Only 5 women have been nominated for best director in the Oscar's 92 year history and that's out of 72 directors.
There’s a video on RUclips where she’s acting out a scene while directing the entire scene, it is memorizing to watch. I will never forgive the Oscars for snubbing her for Yentl
The fact that Ida Lupino's films The Hitchhiker and The Bigamist never received any Oscar nominations is a travesty! And Elaine May never receiving an Oscar nomination for directing is just baffling!
It's both heartwarming and bittersweet at the same time. Even though it was a monumental achievement, breaking down of barriers, crossing a threshold, granting new opportunities, and a definite cause for long overdue celebration, it was a woman who was eternally snubbed from ever getting that award, presenting it to someone else. While the academy publicly comes across as gracious and more accepting, they still found a sly, subtle way of to take a jab at Barbra.
Ida Lupino is one of my top 5 favourite directors at least. Sure her movies were bold, with social commentary, speaking on the trappings of the 50s ideal family and domestic life, suffocating masculinity, bigamy, rape and assault -- all very important and unusual, but her genius was making these social commentary films into tense, visually rich noir thrillers. Some of the best noirs of the era, just more original than the rest. And not just noir, there are textures and looks of European cinema, with naturalistic on location filming and .. yeah. Everyone should just watch all her 50s movies.
I had never heard of Ida Lupino, but the sound that I let out when you mentioned The Trouble with Angels... THAT is truly one of my favorite movies of all time. A woman directing it makes such sense. It's such an amazingly tender, loving, and celebratory portrayal of the interior lives of women, and definitely the most empathetic portrayal of nuns I've ever seen on screen.
I recently watched a video about Francis Ford Coppola, and while I enjoyed it and it did educate me about his body of work, I was reminded how often we're told to be interested in this director and their dreams, and once again certain people are left out of the conversation. I'm still annoyed at two podcasters saying that 1986 was the last great year of Hollywood and listed a bunch of films (great ones, mind you), I saw this: they all were directed by well to do white men, had mostly white casts and mostly about men. Not to knock the talent, the work and creativity of these people and their films, but I could see this and the podcasters didn't.
Lynne Ramsay really should’ve been nominated in all the Best Director awards for 2011’s _We Need to Talk About Kevin_ and 2018’s _You Were Never Really Here._
I need that Ida Lupino biopic NOW. An underrated (and largely forgotten) actress-turned-director who devised an ingenious persona to get away with subverting the patriarchy, but never managing to get the credit or big projects she deserves? Every actress in the world would want that part.
In the 90s the Biography channel showed a biography about her. She wasn't forgotten. I found it, just incase you haven't seen it and want to. ruclips.net/video/-RApabc49C0/видео.html
It’s a real shame the silent era doesn’t get more of a look in in cultural awareness - there were so many more women behind the scenes, including directors. Alice Guy started directing films in 1896! A look into why women were pushed out so thoroughly and completely that Ida Lupino, who once would have been one of many, was considered so unique and unprecedented would be so interesting.
This video has helped me respect Barbara Streisand so much more. And I love how you can tell she was genuinely happy to see a woman finally win an Oscar for best director.
Masterly, my dear! What a lovely thing to wake up to. Your deployment of the Lupino poster in your Q&A film was positively Hitchcockian. Lupino is still ridiculously under appreciated, of course. I love the way you shared her strategic thinking. You probably know that her aunt on her mother's side, Nelly O Shea, had her own film studio in Brighton in the 1920s. A family of amazing women. Thank you for your wonderful insights.
I remember the year of "The Mirror Has Two Faces" at the Oscars. Billy Crystal was singing his opening Oscar song that year and in it there is a Line about "The Mirror has two faces" and all of its noms and Billy stops mid song for a rhyming couplet that ended with "I dunno... did this movie. direct. its. self? and the audience laughed heartily and gave a rousing applause. Camera went to Barbra who nodded approvingly lol, as she should! She got hosed!
Thank you for this amazing new video! It's really sad to say this, but probably If Barbra had been a man, considering her star power and the success of the film, they woud never had denied her an Oscar nom for best director. Anyway, I have faith in all the talented women directors out there, I seriously hope that people like Lulu Wang, Céline Sciamma, Ava DuVernay, Greta Gerwig, Alma Har'el, Dee Rees, Chloé Zhao, Andrea Arnold, Lorene Scafaria and so many others can make the difference. Women need more possibility to tell their own stories.
@Mark Allen Hi! First of all, I never said men are the only ones to blame. Then, what makes you say that people are not interested in seeing more stories about women? In 2019 many of the most critically acclaimed movies were directed by women and centered on female protagonists, such as Little Women, The Farewell, Portrait of a lady on fire, Booksmart and so on. Little Women literally made more than 200 million $ at the box office so guess what? People went to see it. So, I don’t think It’s fair to say that “nobody is interested in their stories”. There are lots of women who want to feel represented on screen and who want to see themselves in characters that are especially written by women (not that men are bad at it). I mean, men see themselves in movies all the time, why can’t we have the same thing? Plus, It’s not like movies made by women are only for female audiences. Have you ever watched some of the work of the directors I mentioned? If you did and you didn’t like their movies that’s fine, It’s your opinion and I respect It, but If you didn’t then how can you say that their work is not valuable? Just because they don’t make big budget movies? Just because they aren’t mentioned enough? Guess what, a movie that makes lots of money isn’t necessary good and at the same time a movie that doesn’t earn a lot is not necessary bad. Belgian director Agnès Varda worked more than 50 years and made lots of films that, even though they weren’t box office hits, talked about issues like abortion, feminism, female sexuality and so on making lots of women feel seen and validated. She was one of the first ones that inspired more women to direct so her work wasn’t useless at all. It was essential. Plus, It’s not like female directors are some kind of news. Back in the silent era there were many women directors, whose voices were literally suffocated by the Hays Code later on. Now thankfully there are always more and more women directors telling their stories and guess what? They don’t expect everyone to be interested in their work, they just wanna make movies cause they have something to share with the world. Besides, cinema is not just about making money, cinema is about telling the stories you wanna tell with your own point of view and everybody should feel free to do that. If you are interested in them then fine, If you aren’t that’s fine too. However, how can you say you don’t like the work of a specific director, male or female, If you don’t even try to watch some of It? You mentioned some excellent directors which makes me think you have a great taste in films, so since we’re here and Be kind rewind made a very insightful video, why don’t you try to watch some of Ida Lupino and Barbra Streisand’s work for example? Maybe It’s not your thing, but you shouldn’t say you don’t like something before tasting it. Also: just because some movies don’t have a massive appeal It doesn’t mean they are not as important as others. As a woman, movies like Greta Gerwig’s Little Women touch me deeply and inspire me to go on and to keep on fighting in order to do what I love and, yes, maybe there are women who are not interested in this kind of stories, but we should not invalidate women who, instead, need to be heard. Our voice is just as relevant as yours. So Mark, thank you for your comment, you reminded me of how badly I wanna become a filmmaker to prove women stories matter too. Good day☺️
I've been waiting for this video for the longest time. I'm a huge Streisand fan and you covered the Yentl era so perfectly. From its inception to the fan led protests outside the Academy awards. I'm just sad that this is probably the last time we'll see Streisand mentioned on this page, considering she started falling out of love with film ever since her second Oscars snub.
I remember Liza Minnelli and Shirley MacLaine stanning Babs at the Oscars. Shirley: The director we would most like to work with. applause applause Shirley: Some other life
When I was in acting school Amy Irving came to speak to us after just having finished Yentl, she said Barbra was the best director she had ever worked with because she was an actress.
As the video was getting close to the end, I thought, "And she was robbed for 'The Prince of Tides!'" and then I saw you covered that, and felt silly for doubting you would. Great overview! Elaine May would be a fabulous actor/writer/director for you to cover, if you were to keep covering women directors here.
BKR is one of the most educational channels I subscribed to on RUclips, and not even only among the ones for movies. Thank you so much for all the research and a brilliant touch!. Also, I cannot help but say your take on cinema is so refreshing in the midst of some men presenting their take as 'gender-free'!!!
My sister-in-law was the accountant for a movie produced and starring Streisand. It was to begin shooting the day of a Teamster's strike, which stopped all productions in the U.S. Streisand came into the accountant's office and declared that everyone in the company - actors, technicians, etc. - were to get paid until the strike was over - which was in about a week. That's not egotism; that is respectfulness and generosity of an extraordinary amount in Hollywood.
Thank you for this!! So important dammit!❣️ I’ve watched a lot of Mark Cousins documentary and it’s tragic the women who are not known but I believe it is changing ( way too late of course) and I love Ida Lupino❤️ and Barbra too ❤️ Thanks again!
Another great video. While I knew a fair amount of the information in the video (Particularly with Lupino), the way everything was framed and emphasized really brought a different focus that I appreciate. So much so that I was in tears when Streisand present the Oscar to Bigelow. Also, I'm glad you made mention of Women Make Film. I'm a couple of episodes behind (been focusing more on Halloween watching), but I'm absolutely loving it. The width of focus from the greats like Varda and Ackerman, to the hidden gems from countries whose films industries aren't as widely discussed, to even showing clips from Tank Girl is fantastic. It also gave me a lot of movies I need to watch. Thank you for everything.
Wow! All of your past Best Actress Oscar examinations have been monumental. This insightful essay breaks new ground by concisely and informatively documenting the majors careers of these two overlooked trailblazers. Best wishes…
This might be bc emotions are high in me bc of the election being a day or so away, but I literally cried for Babs learning how poorly she was treated by the media. Wow, did not expect that on a Sunday morning. Great video!!!
Another fantastic video entry! I am currently listening to Barbra’s audible version of her new book. I love how detailed she goes into the making of Yentl. I also loved that you included a picture of my friend Gregory Halstead from his fantastic public access show Barbra by Halstead at 27:08 His videos are on RUclips if you or any fans of the show want to check it out. He loves Barbra, and is hilarious in his interpretation. 💙
another woman who didn't formally direct (but actually did so behind the scenes) was polly platt. peter bogdanovich's first wife. she was a key part for the successes like the last picture show, paper moon and what's up doc? sadly because of auteur theory bogdanovich got all the credit and she was an unknown figure for the mainstream audience. the you must remember this podcast has an entire series of her life and it was absolutely fascinating. i highly recommend it!! there's a part about her work with barbra as well, as polly also worked in a star is born besides what's up doc?
Always loved both Ida Lupino and Barbra Streisand! As actresses (and singer) and directors as well. And love the fact that more people can get to know these amazing women and their work.
I just want to point out that exactly 4 months to the day you posted this Chloe Zhao became the second female to win Best Director at the Golden Globes. This is awesome.
if we are gonna talk about women directors and prestige and failing to get award attention we also have to acknowledge how film critics are overwhelmingly male and that def plays into the overlooking of female directed films. Just started this video and hope to see it addressed.... love your content so much
I’m definitely going to watch Ida Lupino’s films! Thank you for another wonderful video! I can definitely agree with Barbra about acting shy when having “too much power” ☹️
I love all of your videos, BKR. You have such a special place on youtube for all of the incredible work you put into your channel. I believe you are a fan of Lee Grant, I've been watching a lot of her work and interviews lately and I really hope you do a video on her someday. What a life she has lived, and what a career! Take care, and thanks again for your work.
This is amazing. I have learned so much about Barbra Streisand and Ida Lupino. Both are inspirational women who made a path for so many women. Love your videos.
Well I find it hard to believe that we humans are still discussing this in 2021. All it takes is trying to find out what is the right thing and then just doing it. Unfortunately we are still in the middle of a war instead of listening to each other. Yes, a lot of men in high positions are dispicable to say the least, making it hard to believe there are any decent ones, but there are. Not talking about myself here, even though I am brutally honest with myself and I am able to see right through bias, ego and hormones. Anyway: great channel! PS: huge fan of Barbra Streisand.
This is an important video. Barbra Streisand’s YENTL is a monumental film which holds up really well today. So inspiring her level of attention and focus and dedication. 👏🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️
Thank you for making this videos! They are the best on RUclips, and thank you for telling me about Ida Lupino, I didn’t know about her and for sure I’m checking her work out. Thank you, and please never stop doing these!
You just get better BKR. Cheers dudette. Thanks for the Ida love. Criminal that nobody has made a movie or limited mini series about her life and work.
i just found out that one of my favorite actors of all time was in one of lupino’s films! this video convinced me even further to check out her work :)
Ida Lupino is very similar to the first Yugoslav director Sofija Soja Jovanović. Actors and people also called her mother and she treated them with love while directing. A truly wonderful woman.
Streisand presenting oscar to Bigelow was the moment in the video that made the VIDEO! If I may, I would like to add that the foreign film category has been more inclusive over the years with 25 female nominees. My favourite being Mira Nair for Salaam Bombay and Susanne Bier for After The Wedding. And goes without saying, everyone on this channel would have to loved to see Céline Sciamma nominated for Portrait of a Lady On Fire.
I'm glad to see more light put toward this topic! Even though it gets me mad how much women have to downplay themselves so they won't upset anyone. It's so ridiculous to me!
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I have taught Yentl in my film class. My high school kids, at first, say,”Oh, no, a musical.” By the 30 minute mark they are completely absorbed in Yentl’s struggle to live up to her highest potential, and when she sings, “A Piece of Sky,” the credits roll, there is silence, and then applause. This movie never fails to hook my students.
Reading this absolutely warms my heart ❤️ Thank you so much for sharing!
literally if yentl weren't a musical,it could get more credit
That is fantastic
It must also be remarked that the first woman who won best director, Kathryn Bigelow, directed a film that has almost nothing to do with womanhood, gender or femininity, it revolves around men and their stories. I would not be surprised if that helped, as the academy tends to view women stories as lesser. Not saying that she didn't deserve it, but other women who have been nominated and not won, have made movies that were more centric around women.
Edit: Also other things played into it, by 2008 there was a notorious discontent with the Bush Adiministration, and so the Iraq war was very topical.
@Mark Allen If you look at women nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards in the last 20 years, aside from Kathryn Bigelow, you have Sophia Coppola with Lost in Translation and Greta Gerwig with Lady Bird. Both movies are told from a female point of view, but they are not primarily about being a woman. The only way in which this argument works is that any story told from a female point of view do not have story, and are just about being a woman.
@Mark Allen But the story is coming in first place when it is literally about womanhood. A big problem is that the academy doesn’t see womanhood/femininity as valid storytelling.
@Mark Allen that’s 100% not true in fact the appreciation for female stories in movies have evolved over time, there was a time when Hollywood studios didn’t want to green light female driven movies bc it wouldn’t appeal to mainstream audiences now some of the biggest stand alone films or film franchises either have a woman in the lead or (if it’s ensemble with largely men) have strong, complex female leads such as Frozen, marvel cinematic universe, bird of prey/DC cinematic universe, little women, crazy rich Asians, i, Tonya, three billboards, the favourite, us, knives out, la la land, Mona, hustlers etc, even small critically acclaimed indie films like 20th century woman, hereditary, if Beale street can talk, blue is the warmest color, lady portrait on fire, miss Juneteenth, the farewell, Midsommar, loving and hidden figures among others have developed huge cult followings in ways we never saw independent films have before (mostly thanks to their presence at Oscar award seasons and streaming services helping marginalized filmmakers get their shine) features amazing female driven leads.
@Mark Allen I really don’t get the point of your argument. First of all you are comparing actresses box office with writers/directors mass appeal?? As if those things are comparable??You are talking about how women no longer dominate the box office?? And how they don’t have mass appeal?? Then when confronted to clear examples you change the subject to awards films?? And then saying that Meryl doesn’t have box office appeal as if mamma Mia doesn’t exist?? Plus you really are making a lot of effort responding on every single comment thread in this video pal, aren’t you tired ???
@@susanalopez5052 exactly my point he’s not making any sense
I think another actress we should consider as a director of her movies is Mae West. She was never credited officially as director, but she wrote her own films (often based on her own stage plays), shaped the look of her movies through collaborating with costume departments, and built their appeal entirely around her performances and characters. There's a reason so many of her movies have a simple "By Mae West" credit. She may not have technically been the director, but they were her movies.
Anyway, awesome video. One of your best.
You mean her vehicles.
Another way that Mae West was exceptional and awesome.
ugh i would love a Be Kind, Rewind video on Mae West 😩
Eyebrow Cinema I had no idea about any of that buy now I'm completely interested!!! Adding my vote for a Mae West video 👍🏻
Tru dat!
At the 1992 Academy Awards, in which Barbra was snubbed for a Best Director nomination for "Prince of Tides", Billy Crystal sang a parody to the tune of "Don't Rain on my Parade". It ended with lyrics commenting of the plethora of nominations for "Prince of Tides", with one notable exception: "Seven nominations on the shelf! Did this film direct itself?"
That's a recurring theme with films directed by women that do get recognised. They get nominated in a ton of categories and then curiously don't get a Director nomination and it's like "Who do you think is in charge of all of these decisions?"
Billy Crystal has been and always will be a Real One
Hi! I am a female actress-turned-director. :) I direct for opera and other theatrical performance, but nonetheless I wanted to thank you for this video, because I feel very... seen. Though I'm an experienced director, I've had colleagues literally do impressions of me behind my back while working in rehearsal; been explicitly told by actors in rehearsal how to do my job; and been passed over for directing jobs after being told my application didn't seem "serious". Sometimes when I've raised these issues, I've been laughed at and dismissed.
So I got emotional watching this. Ida's and Barbra's work has paved the way for the work of other female directors, but there's so much work left to do, and the more we discuss these issues openly, the better off we all are, as artists and as consumers of art. Thanks for discussing it.
@Mark Allen
Perhaps people should show some professionalism in the goddamn workplace.
@Mark Allen Perhaps take your own advice and lead by example, td
@Louise Sea Thanks for this :) And same to you - I wish you all the luck in the world! Women have the right to dignity and respect as artists and creators 💜And I'll be keeping an eye out for your work in future!
@Mark Allen you are literally obsessed! ahah it is like 3d comment thread you are going after women lol I guess you are one of those talentless weak men who feel threatened they can not use their c*ck as an argument and prove of being superior anymore ahhaha Maybe grow a spine or smth and then these topics will not hurt you so much
Did I just start crying when Streisand said "Well, the time has come"? Yes, ma'am, I did.
You're not alone :)
Same hahaha
Me too lmao
I sobbed after her golden globe speech 😢
I literally burst into tears
The section on Ida Lupino is super fascinating and likewise the story of Yentl's production/reception is super horrifying. I love how I learn things from you that I've never heard of.
@Mark Allen it does not become onesided just because you hear something you do not like. honey
Rosalind Russell did not like taking direction from Ida Lupino. Russell complained to the producer about Lupino, telling the directior that Lupino was a drunk. Lupino ended up giving Russell a very thorough tongue lashing in front of the entire set. Russell never complained again and followed every order given by Lupino for the rest of the shooting.
@@jackanthony976 lol
Men with their hands in every stage of the process are "auteurs"; women are "control freaks." It reminds me of something Greta Gerwig (possibly quoting Meryl Streep, I can't remember perfectly!) said in The Hollywood Reporter's Director's Roundtable last year. In Golden Age movies, female characters could have successful careers and be pushy and opinionated because there was no chance of her getting promoted over her male colleagues. But after women started joining the workforce in greater numbers, slowly that did become a possibility and men didn't find these characters cute anymore.
@Louise Sea Your one experience does not negate the sea of women, cis and trans, alike who have all been shouting the same thing for decades
Characters like that were NEVER "cute"; they were just professionals.
Also, the difference between an auteur and a control freak is why you're so involved and what comes of it.
And Merriam-Webster defines "pushy" as "aggressive often to an objectionable degree" and "forward". WHY do women ALWAYS think it's good when women act like the worst men?
@@christopherbrown2706 Characters like that were obviously professionals; they were also, obviously, barred from many spaces in the working world. So when you have someone like Ida Lupino (or, as BKR has detailed previously, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, and Katharine Hepburn on the business side of things) making a space for themselves in these spaces, they were often seen as benign curiosities deserving of patronizing praise rather than colleagues to their male counterparts. But as BKR shows in the video, that went away the second men realized what these women were doing wasn't cute, it was the competition.
There's a great book by a former Newsweek journalist, The Good Girls Revolt, that talks about this phenomenon in the late '60s through the '70s. I'd really recommend it to anyone who's a fan of this channel.
Oh. Wow.
@@christopherbrown2706 you’re TRYING to misunderstand the point.
Last time I was this early streisand was tied for best actress
It is a... tie!
hello gorgeous!
here you are, once again, in my darkest hour of need 🥺😭💖🙏🏻
I literally screamed when I saw this notification. We need to talk about it, female directors been unsung figures to Hollywood, and global cinema since the minute cinema was created. I remember doing a pioneering female director for my fifth grade project and got a straight A for it
Damn, can’t deny I kind of felt something when Barbara Streisand gave Katherine Bigelow the best director in that clip, even with all the context of how poorly Streisand was treated
Mark Allen I don’t think being contrarian helps. Admit it Streisand was the one of the old system’s victims.
@Mark Allen your agenda in the comments is showing, zip it up, honey
@Mark Allen both of them are mediocre movies
22:33 the nerve to judge Barbra as "too kind to herself" when he "interviewed" himself 😂
Singer's response to Streisand's film was transparently vindictive and most of the objections he had were silly and invalid. For example, he objected to the finale in which Yentl sails for America, and suggested "his" Yentl would never have done this. But going to America was precisely what thousands of Jews did to escape persecution and limited opportunities in Europe at that time. And what other choice did Yentl have. The finale was actually more apt (not to mention more uplifting) than Singer's story. In fact, the storytelling in the film is superior to Singer's in every way.
Singer was probably a kvetch. Pat Conroy adored the film version of The Prince Of Tides as well as working with Barbra.
...this made me respect Barbra Streisand. A lot.
You should have been respecting Her already!
@@samph3315 it's never too late
I first heard about Yentl in VH1’s I Love the 80s series, but they of course never mentioned the controversy. I’m glad I have a more well-rounded understanding of the context of the film now.
Ida Lupino said “Call. Me. Mother.”
MOTHER SUSPIRIUM! Honestly I need to see all of Lupino's work now - she sounds like such a cool person
@@HelloHello-tm7uc She is. A wonderful actress who helped launch Humphrey Bogarts career as well as a very skilled and interesting director who would have helmed way more pictures in a just or even a moderately intelligent world.
"fishy, feminine, up and comer"
"Well the time has come," that moment made me sad and gave me chills. Still hoping Babs directs another masterpiece that will finally get her the Oscar that she deserved (not that she needs it to legitimise her incredible career). Thank you SO much for this, it was a mega interesting departure from the usual episodes!! KEEP 'EM COMING!
I've watched Funny Girl this weekend and I'm on a bit of a Barbra Streisand obsession. This video is right up my alley
Me: Everything is awful
Be Kind Rewind: Here's a new video
Me: Everything is NOT awful!
Watches video: And now I'm furious again (but also I love it thank you never stop)
You’re a grown-ass adult. Why are you posting this “Me:” stuff like a pre-teen let’s play fan? Grow up.
I am always excited to see a new video pop up .
@@Jayfive276 so I guess you would prefer:
I: think you're an idiot and the point of this vid soared spectacularly over your head.
@mariavosa I'm experiencing the same I'm furious/I love it feelings!
The Take recently did an analysis of Sofia Coppola's films and I thought it was very interesting. They made a good argument that she has a similar specific style and flaws as many other (male) directors, yet her movies get thrown aside for being "shallow". When they are not shallow at all.
The hate Marie Antoinette got for using modern anachronisms on a historical setting, when male directors do it all the time to such praise is so infuriating. On a side note I may be alone in this but I’ve always found Baz Luhrman to be extremely similar to Tarantino in style and one gets more hate than the other, and one caters more to a female audience. Not trying to act like Lurhman is a perfect director, who is oppressed, or that he isn’t hit or miss, but idk I feel like his upcoming manly Elvis biopic might be the one to get more praise/noms from the academy. This might be a shit hot take tho
@@susanalopez5052 it’s ironic bc the style of directing and screenwriting Sofia did for Marie Antoinette I see it in a lot of movies and TV miniseries with similar context most notably The Favourite and Dickinson
@@Kevin-rg3yc exactly. Those are bold ahistorical stylistic choices that are never questioned. Except when it’s pink! Then it’s a shallow stylistic choice.
This is such a great example! Her catalogue is incredibly diverse in both tone and content but what remains consistent is the style and impassioned delivery she gives her films, and it's a shame she isn't more lauded than she is. I haven't seen The Take's take on this but now I feel like I've gotta check it out.
So did Broey Deschanel.
When men act, write and direct: masterpiece👌
When women do the same: idk she seems kinda vain to me 😔
True.
Film buffs and snobs will be all about aueter theory for men.
They will bend over backwards for Orson Welles and talk about his ambition. His ability to do it all.
But the moment a woman does it, suddenly it is no longer auteur theory. It is no longer box office worthy.
So says an ignorant feminist who never heard of Tyler Perry OR the criticism and derision Orson Welles faced (but powered through because they were actual ADULTS).
@D2 E2 ah yes because the 1980s and the 2010’s are exactly the same
@D2 E2 Not comparable. The 1980s and the 2010s are different times. Also Phoebe is in TV where it's much better for women vs. film where being a woman director yields very little success. Currently only 3.6% of all directors in studio backed commercially successful films have been women while they make up 40% of Documentary directors. Only 5 women have been nominated for best director in the Oscar's 92 year history and that's out of 72 directors.
@@christopherbrown2706 Why are you even watching this video if you don't believe women directors deserve to be treated better.
OMG I CLICKED SO FAST!!!! BARBRA NEEDS RECOGNITION!!!!
Soooo true!! It's weird isn't it?? One of the MOST recognised performers in the world and yet STILL in need of recognition!!!
She is a great director but none ever talks about it
I love the tiny crown you put on Bette Davis’ head. For now on, she should have it every time she’s featured on your show 👑
The amount of happiness I feel when BKR uploads a new video :D
Queen pulling through when we need her the most ❤️
I chocked when she said "The time has come"
Me too. Especially when you see how much that meant to Bigelow.
Streisand not being nominated at the Oscars in the best director category for YENTL = a disgusting crime! 😠
There’s a video on RUclips where she’s acting out a scene while directing the entire scene, it is memorizing to watch. I will never forgive the Oscars for snubbing her for Yentl
Her losing Prince of Tides is a greater offense
The fact that Ida Lupino's films The Hitchhiker and The Bigamist never received any Oscar nominations is a travesty! And Elaine May never receiving an Oscar nomination for directing is just baffling!
@@Advent3546 Johnathan Demme won that year. He deserved it. But Streisand could have been nominated that year.
yentle is such a terrible movie
"and guess who presented it to her" chils
It's both heartwarming and bittersweet at the same time. Even though it was a monumental achievement, breaking down of barriers, crossing a threshold, granting new opportunities, and a definite cause for long overdue celebration, it was a woman who was eternally snubbed from ever getting that award, presenting it to someone else. While the academy publicly comes across as gracious and more accepting, they still found a sly, subtle way of to take a jab at Barbra.
Ida Lupino is one of my top 5 favourite directors at least. Sure her movies were bold, with social commentary, speaking on the trappings of the 50s ideal family and domestic life, suffocating masculinity, bigamy, rape and assault -- all very important and unusual, but her genius was making these social commentary films into tense, visually rich noir thrillers. Some of the best noirs of the era, just more original than the rest.
And not just noir, there are textures and looks of European cinema, with naturalistic on location filming and .. yeah. Everyone should just watch all her 50s movies.
The Bigamist and The Hitchhiker which I saw on Mubi are two of her best.
@@rickardkaufman3988 Yes, and also OUTRAGE, which is so stunningly shot.
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As great as you are at looking at film history through Best Actress, I hope we got some more videos like this in the future :)
I had never heard of Ida Lupino, but the sound that I let out when you mentioned The Trouble with Angels... THAT is truly one of my favorite movies of all time. A woman directing it makes such sense. It's such an amazingly tender, loving, and celebratory portrayal of the interior lives of women, and definitely the most empathetic portrayal of nuns I've ever seen on screen.
I had no idea Barbra presenting the Oscar to Kathryn was that kind of moment. At least it wasn't as insulting as having Ida present Best Director.
I recently watched a video about Francis Ford Coppola, and while I enjoyed it and it did educate me about his body of work, I was reminded how often we're told to be interested in this director and their dreams, and once again certain people are left out of the conversation. I'm still annoyed at two podcasters saying that 1986 was the last great year of Hollywood and listed a bunch of films (great ones, mind you), I saw this: they all were directed by well to do white men, had mostly white casts and mostly about men. Not to knock the talent, the work and creativity of these people and their films, but I could see this and the podcasters didn't.
1986? What a random year they chose...
@@kostajovanovic3711 I know, I kept thinking "Most of the listeners were too young or weren't even born yet."
Lynne Ramsay really should’ve been nominated in all the Best Director awards for 2011’s _We Need to Talk About Kevin_ and 2018’s _You Were Never Really Here._
Yes!!
This channel adds decades to my life♥️
once again Isabel’s research is phenomenal, well thought out, and perfectly captures the essence of the actors she covers
The Gene Shalit clip with Streisand is such a great prequel for Nicki Minaj’s “I’m a human beingggggg” interview
I need that Ida Lupino biopic NOW. An underrated (and largely forgotten) actress-turned-director who devised an ingenious persona to get away with subverting the patriarchy, but never managing to get the credit or big projects she deserves? Every actress in the world would want that part.
I'd kill to see Carrie Coon or Rosamund Pike in the role.
In the 90s the Biography channel showed a biography about her. She wasn't forgotten. I found it, just incase you haven't seen it and want to. ruclips.net/video/-RApabc49C0/видео.html
I’m excited to see some of Ida Lupino’s films now! Thanks for the recommendation!
It’s a real shame the silent era doesn’t get more of a look in in cultural awareness - there were so many more women behind the scenes, including directors. Alice Guy started directing films in 1896! A look into why women were pushed out so thoroughly and completely that Ida Lupino, who once would have been one of many, was considered so unique and unprecedented would be so interesting.
The way you visually illustrate the line from Lupino to Streisand to Bigelow was beautifully done.
This video has helped me respect Barbara Streisand so much more. And I love how you can tell she was genuinely happy to see a woman finally win an Oscar for best director.
These video essays on ‘Women in Film’ are always a real treat to behold. I wait for them with baited breath.
Your work is beautiful. Always in awe.
Yessss I’m so glad you made a new video. I opened this vid as soon as I saw the notification 😭💕
Obsessed with this channel tbh
I’m always so happy when I get a notification that you posted!!! Thank you for making the content you make it’s legendary!
Masterly, my dear! What a lovely thing to wake up to. Your deployment of the Lupino poster in your Q&A film was positively Hitchcockian. Lupino is still ridiculously under appreciated, of course. I love the way you shared her strategic thinking. You probably know that her aunt on her mother's side, Nelly O Shea, had her own film studio in Brighton in the 1920s. A family of amazing women. Thank you for your wonderful insights.
I remember the year of "The Mirror Has Two Faces" at the Oscars. Billy Crystal was singing his opening Oscar song that year and in it there is a Line about "The Mirror has two faces" and all of its noms and Billy stops mid song for a rhyming couplet that ended with "I dunno... did this movie. direct. its. self? and the audience laughed heartily and gave a rousing applause. Camera went to Barbra who nodded approvingly lol, as she should! She got hosed!
Thank you for this amazing new video! It's really sad to say this, but probably If Barbra had been a man, considering her star power and the success of the film, they woud never had denied her an Oscar nom for best director. Anyway, I have faith in all the talented women directors out there, I seriously hope that people like Lulu Wang, Céline Sciamma, Ava DuVernay, Greta Gerwig, Alma Har'el, Dee Rees, Chloé Zhao, Andrea Arnold, Lorene Scafaria and so many others can make the difference. Women need more possibility to tell their own stories.
@Mark Allen
Hi! First of all, I never said men are the only ones to blame. Then, what makes you say that people are not interested in seeing more stories about women? In 2019 many of the most critically acclaimed movies were directed by women and centered on female protagonists, such as Little Women, The Farewell, Portrait of a lady on fire, Booksmart and so on. Little Women literally made more than 200 million $ at the box office so guess what? People went to see it. So, I don’t think It’s fair to say that “nobody is interested in their stories”. There are lots of women who want to feel represented on screen and who want to see themselves in characters that are especially written by women (not that men are bad at it). I mean, men see themselves in movies all the time, why can’t we have the same thing? Plus, It’s not like movies made by women are only for female audiences. Have you ever watched some of the work of the directors I mentioned? If you did and you didn’t like their movies that’s fine, It’s your opinion and I respect It, but If you didn’t then how can you say that their work is not valuable? Just because they don’t make big budget movies? Just because they aren’t mentioned enough? Guess what, a movie that makes lots of money isn’t necessary good and at the same time a movie that doesn’t earn a lot is not necessary bad. Belgian director Agnès Varda worked more than 50 years and made lots of films that, even though they weren’t box office hits, talked about issues like abortion, feminism, female sexuality and so on making lots of women feel seen and validated. She was one of the first ones that inspired more women to direct so her work wasn’t useless at all. It was essential. Plus, It’s not like female directors are some kind of news. Back in the silent era there were many women directors, whose voices were literally suffocated by the Hays Code later on. Now thankfully there are always more and more women directors telling their stories and guess what? They don’t expect everyone to be interested in their work, they just wanna make movies cause they have something to share with the world. Besides, cinema is not just about making money, cinema is about telling the stories you wanna tell with your own point of view and everybody should feel free to do that. If you are interested in them then fine, If you aren’t that’s fine too. However, how can you say you don’t like the work of a specific director, male or female, If you don’t even try to watch some of It?
You mentioned some excellent directors which makes me think you have a great taste in films, so since we’re here and Be kind rewind made a very insightful video, why don’t you try to watch some of Ida Lupino and Barbra Streisand’s work for example? Maybe It’s not your thing, but you shouldn’t say you don’t like something before tasting it. Also: just because some movies don’t have a massive appeal It doesn’t mean they are not as important as others. As a woman, movies like Greta Gerwig’s Little Women touch me deeply and inspire me to go on and to keep on fighting in order to do what I love and, yes, maybe there are women who are not interested in this kind of stories, but we should not invalidate women who, instead, need to be heard. Our voice is just as relevant as yours. So Mark, thank you for your comment, you reminded me of how badly I wanna become a filmmaker to prove women stories matter too. Good day☺️
"The Trouble with Angels" was a favorite growing up. I have such a new appreciation for it.
I've been waiting for this video for the longest time. I'm a huge Streisand fan and you covered the Yentl era so perfectly. From its inception to the fan led protests outside the Academy awards. I'm just sad that this is probably the last time we'll see Streisand mentioned on this page, considering she started falling out of love with film ever since her second Oscars snub.
I remember Liza Minnelli and Shirley MacLaine stanning Babs at the Oscars.
Shirley: The director we would most like to work with.
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Shirley: Some other life
"If a genie ever gave me a wish, I think i know how i'd like to spend it; I'd want my name to be in a list like this."
:(
When I was in acting school Amy Irving came to speak to us after just having finished Yentl, she said Barbra was the best director she had ever worked with because she was an actress.
It helps when the director has also been an actor. Like Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood etc they understand your language and how you feel.
idk about other schools, but when i was in film school they made us take an "acting for directors" class
As the video was getting close to the end, I thought, "And she was robbed for 'The Prince of Tides!'" and then I saw you covered that, and felt silly for doubting you would. Great overview! Elaine May would be a fabulous actor/writer/director for you to cover, if you were to keep covering women directors here.
Thanks for a really objective contextual evaluation of Yentl and Streisand.
BKR is one of the most educational channels I subscribed to on RUclips, and not even only among the ones for movies. Thank you so much for all the research and a brilliant touch!. Also, I cannot help but say your take on cinema is so refreshing in the midst of some men presenting their take as 'gender-free'!!!
My sister-in-law was the accountant for a movie produced and starring Streisand. It was to begin shooting the day of a Teamster's strike, which stopped all productions in the U.S. Streisand came into the accountant's office and declared that everyone in the company - actors, technicians, etc. - were to get paid until the strike was over - which was in about a week. That's not egotism; that is respectfulness and generosity of an extraordinary amount in Hollywood.
One of Be Kind Rewind’s best videos yet.
Kudos for remembering and celebrating Ida Lupini, one of the true female director/producer trailblazers for women in cinema! 🎥👍🏾
This is such an important video, I'm very glad you're shinning a light into the history of women in film and their struggles
great video...watching Yentl last year at BAM is one of my fave cinema going experiences in the last couple of years
I love Yentl too.
Thank you for this!! So important dammit!❣️
I’ve watched a lot of Mark Cousins documentary and it’s tragic the women who are not known but I believe it is changing ( way too late of course) and I love Ida Lupino❤️ and Barbra too ❤️
Thanks again!
Another great video. While I knew a fair amount of the information in the video (Particularly with Lupino), the way everything was framed and emphasized really brought a different focus that I appreciate. So much so that I was in tears when Streisand present the Oscar to Bigelow.
Also, I'm glad you made mention of Women Make Film. I'm a couple of episodes behind (been focusing more on Halloween watching), but I'm absolutely loving it. The width of focus from the greats like Varda and Ackerman, to the hidden gems from countries whose films industries aren't as widely discussed, to even showing clips from Tank Girl is fantastic. It also gave me a lot of movies I need to watch.
Thank you for everything.
Wow! All of your past Best Actress Oscar examinations have been monumental. This insightful essay breaks new ground by concisely and informatively documenting the majors careers of these two overlooked trailblazers. Best wishes…
This might be bc emotions are high in me bc of the election being a day or so away, but I literally cried for Babs learning how poorly she was treated by the media. Wow, did not expect that on a Sunday morning. Great video!!!
Both the Take and Be Kind Rewind uploaded today, we stay winning 😌
TCM just shared omggg!!!!! so happy for you and this INCREDIBLE channel
Another fantastic video entry! I am currently listening to Barbra’s audible version of her new book. I love how detailed she goes into the making of Yentl.
I also loved that you included a picture of my friend Gregory Halstead from his fantastic public access show Barbra by Halstead at 27:08
His videos are on RUclips if you or any fans of the show want to check it out. He loves Barbra, and is hilarious in his interpretation. 💙
another woman who didn't formally direct (but actually did so behind the scenes) was polly platt. peter bogdanovich's first wife. she was a key part for the successes like the last picture show, paper moon and what's up doc? sadly because of auteur theory bogdanovich got all the credit and she was an unknown figure for the mainstream audience. the you must remember this podcast has an entire series of her life and it was absolutely fascinating. i highly recommend it!! there's a part about her work with barbra as well, as polly also worked in a star is born besides what's up doc?
More wives hehind the great auteurs: Alma Hitchcock (writer), Thelma Scchoomaker (Editor, married to Michael Powell), Masha Lucas (Editor)...
@@cinemaocd1752 thank you so much! I’ll check out their works more closely now :)
Always loved both Ida Lupino and Barbra Streisand! As actresses (and singer) and directors as well. And love the fact that more people can get to know these amazing women and their work.
I just want to point out that exactly 4 months to the day you posted this Chloe Zhao became the second female to win Best Director at the Golden Globes. This is awesome.
Amazing as always, it's asinine that we still have so many "firsts" to go after +70 years of awards in film and tv.
if we are gonna talk about women directors and prestige and failing to get award attention we also have to acknowledge how film critics are overwhelmingly male and that def plays into the overlooking of female directed films. Just started this video and hope to see it addressed.... love your content so much
“Now, go watch a good movie”
Thank you, I will.
Good job, as always.
Few things give me more joy than seeing that you have uploaded a new video
The amount of research and the care that you put into your video essays is a gift to us. Love 'em.
The length of time between your critisicms is always justified because they are so well done! Seriously this is the best channel hands down 🌈
This is your best video yet. Tears sprang upon my eyes when Barbra solemnly declared “Well it’s finally happened.”
Yay yay yay! I always love getting a notification from this channel!
14:51 I call “Not So with Lady Thesps” for my new band name!
I’m definitely going to watch Ida Lupino’s films! Thank you for another wonderful video! I can definitely agree with Barbra about acting shy when having “too much power” ☹️
I love all of your videos, BKR. You have such a special place on youtube for all of the incredible work you put into your channel. I believe you are a fan of Lee Grant, I've been watching a lot of her work and interviews lately and I really hope you do a video on her someday. What a life she has lived, and what a career! Take care, and thanks again for your work.
This is amazing. I have learned so much about Barbra Streisand and Ida Lupino. Both are inspirational women who made a path for so many women. Love your videos.
Well I find it hard to believe that we humans are still discussing this in 2021. All it takes is trying to find out what is the right thing and then just doing it. Unfortunately we are still in the middle of a war instead of listening to each other. Yes, a lot of men in high positions are dispicable to say the least, making it hard to believe there are any decent ones, but there are. Not talking about myself here, even though I am brutally honest with myself and I am able to see right through bias, ego and hormones.
Anyway: great channel!
PS: huge fan of Barbra Streisand.
2:24 such a pleasant surprise for me seeing photo of Pelin Esmer here, she is my favorite female director.
This is an important video. Barbra Streisand’s YENTL is a monumental film which holds up really well today. So inspiring her level of attention and focus and dedication. 👏🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️
Thank you for making this videos! They are the best on RUclips, and thank you for telling me about Ida Lupino, I didn’t know about her and for sure I’m checking her work out. Thank you, and please never stop doing these!
You just get better BKR. Cheers dudette. Thanks for the Ida love. Criminal that nobody has made a movie or limited mini series about her life and work.
I would love to see your take on the different films and miniseries versions of 'Rebecca'.
i just found out that one of my favorite actors of all time was in one of lupino’s films! this video convinced me even further to check out her work :)
Love the new style! Keep making this series - it's my favourite RUclips channel!
I’m glad you switched it up with this topic. These are amazing video essays.
Ida Lupino is very similar to the first Yugoslav director Sofija Soja Jovanović. Actors and people also called her mother and she treated them with love while directing. A truly wonderful woman.
Lupino's EYES! Fathoms deep, heart-wrenchingly meaningful.
Oh my god, this subject is everything I wanted you to cover 😍
I’m ALWAYS here for be kind rewind!!!!!!
Streisand presenting oscar to Bigelow was the moment in the video that made the VIDEO! If I may, I would like to add that the foreign film category has been more inclusive over the years with 25 female nominees.
My favourite being Mira Nair for Salaam Bombay and Susanne Bier for After The Wedding. And goes without saying, everyone on this channel would have to loved to see Céline Sciamma nominated for Portrait of a Lady On Fire.
I always look forward to these pieces that you do. You always learn so much.
I'm glad to see more light put toward this topic! Even though it gets me mad how much women have to downplay themselves so they won't upset anyone. It's so ridiculous to me!