"'My agent had told me that he was going to make me the Janet Gaynor of England - I was going to play all the sweet roles. Whereupon, at the tender age of thirteen, I set upon the path of playing nothing but hookers.'- Ida Lupino, director of The Hitch-Hiker"
Women-Directed flicks at Sitges: 'The Hurt Locker', 'Cropsey', 'The Countess', 'The Secret Book Of Kells', 'Ne Te Retourne Pas', and 'Cold Souls'
By Superheidi on September 14th, 2009
Trailer for The Countess:
10/01/2009
10/12/2009
The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival , Oct 1-12 2009, has an impressive female-directed lineup this year!
Sci-fi/comedy Cold Souls (Sophie Bartes), historical horror The Countess (Julie Delpy), creepy drama Ne te Retourne Pas (Marina de Van), action war movie The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow), serial killer documentary Cropsey (Barbara Brancaccio with Joshua Zeman), surrealist horror Amer (Hélène Cattet with Bruno Forzani), and animated fantasy The Secret of Kells (Nora Twomey with Tomm Moore.)
a href="http://pretty-scary.net/content/grace-2009">Grace, the horror film by Scary Studs Paul Solet (February 2007) and Adam Green (August 2007), also makes an appearance. Watch the trailers for the films below.
Trailer for The Countess:
Trailer for Cold Souls:
Trailer for Cropsey:
Trailer for The Hurt Locker:
Trailer for Grace:
Teaser for The Secret of Kells:
