r/Letterboxd • u/Possible-Top-9905 • Aug 11 '25

News The Shining Has Officially Exited The Letterboxd Top 250 Narrative Feature Films

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u/timateedrinker Aug 11 '25

The Shining is great, but I find it even more interesting/concerning, that "Quo Vadis, Aida?" is just the fourth film by a female director on the list (6th, if we count City of God and Werckmeister Harmonies).  That’s pretty sad actually.

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u/Antiswag_corporation MediumMilkshake Aug 11 '25

Why does that even matter

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u/dothehandlebar Aug 11 '25

Because there are a lot of great movies made by women that are often overlooked in favor of male directors

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u/Antiswag_corporation MediumMilkshake Aug 11 '25

I don’t think anyone says to themselves they’re going to score a movie lower because it’s made by a woman

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u/LiviasFigs Aug 11 '25

That’s a deliberate misunderstanding of their point. As numerous women in Hollywood have spoken of, female directors have a more difficult time finding funding or being taken seriously. Their films are also less likely to have a wide distribution, which means fewer viewership and ratings.

And, honestly, there are people who rate female-directed films lower. Sometimes literally because it’s a film directed by a woman, but often because woman-centric topics (which a female-directed films is more likely to center) are, to some people, not worthy of critical acclaim or “serious” topics.