As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers – all of them women.

　　《电影史话》的导演马克·卡曾斯于2018年完成了这部长达14个小时的影片，旨在就电影摄影机背后的女性遗产展开一场对话。影片无关男权压迫，而是一次浏览女性电影历史的“欢乐旅程”。内容涵盖40个不同主题的章节，包括开场、置景、科幻、爱情、死亡和剪辑等等。这些片段涵盖了六大洲的一百三十三位导演，从爱丽丝·盖伊·布莱奇早期的无声作品到俄罗斯导演琪拉·穆拉托娃，美国民粹主义者多萝西·阿兹纳和凯瑟琳·毕格罗……

Série documental composta 14 episódios que fornece importante ferramenta na reconstrução da própria história do cinema pelo olhar feminino. Cada episódio destaca através do mapeamento cinematográfico das principais obras realizadas por mulheres, o papel da mulher desde os primórdios do cinema. A série é narrada pelas atrizes Tilda Swinton, Jane Fonda, Kerry Fox, Thandie Newton, Debra Winger, entre outras.