Actresses Who Direct: Barbra Streisand and Ida Lupino

Isn't it funny that Ida had to WORK her way into the DIRECTOR's chair, and yet it was the WOMEN's MOVEMENT that forced women into that role whether they deserved it or not? So, we really have the women's movement to blame for this DIVERSITY/INCLUSION crap that has destroyed the ENTERTAINMENT industry.

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.

Yes, you are right about how in industry treated Barbra Streisand.

Barbra Streisand a woman of COLOR ???? really ??? first Jews have a big present in Hollywood second may be using minority is more appropriated

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Streisand's strategy for directing her first film was overly ambitious. She should have followed Clint Eastwood's approach, that is, make a small movie really well and under budget that would make money. It would have proven that she was bankable as a director as well as a star. Instead, she went big, 'way big with Yentl. Creative and daring, yes--but in the long term, impractical and self-defeating.

Ida Lupino may have been the only female actor to have turned director at the time but there certainly was one major female director that preceded her namely Dorothy Arzner..and she certainly didn't have "her puff handy"....

This was a fantastic piece of work. Thank you!

Patty Jenkins got no love in this video,

Gerwig should have received a best director nomination for Little Women, truly the best adaptation thus far in film industry.

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.

Thx you. Love your content.

So many so called empowered women bitching about how they are not accepted by the patriarchy, the very institution they claimed are oppressing them. Why do you gals seek the approval of men and their institutions so badly? Men sure aren’t seeking your approval and what you think.

Yentl is one of the best movies I saw. Barbra is great, indeed! Great acting, directing, writing, producing and songs and soundtracks. Who wouldn't like this movie. The story and theme is something to discuss about. Gender and development, religion, culture, love, friendship, etc etc.

For me Barbera Will always be Dolly Levi.

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We all have our opinion, and I write this as a fan of this channel: I really dislike the way in which this video tries to sell Barbra Streisand's own claim that Yentl is not well-liked and didn't win her an Oscar because of her gender. I wasn't even born when all this happened, but I've seen Yentl. It's not bad, but Streisand's understand of film and its possibilities is extremely limited and in places borderline amateurish. I'm sorry but in this case, it's not about gender. So many great female filmmakers haven't even come close to the recognition Streisand is getting for her films. And they are so much better than her. I think it would be great to defend their films, to inspire people to find them and see them. In this case, the best I can say is ... to each their own. To me, Yentl is bad moviemaking.

I saw Streisand's name as a director's credit last time I saw the end credits of Yentl.

I need an ida lupino bio pick with Allison janney

is it just me that finds it that Katherine and Ida look peculiarly similar..?

This is the problem with modern feminist and the whole SJW movement. You are comparing Elaine Mays salary for writing and directing to Walter Mattheau, a major movie star and boxoffice draw. That's why people hate SJWs, you don't make sense because you play identity politics.

I would love to see a vid on Elaine May. I recently learned about her and her comedy partnership with Mike Nichols and now learning she also directed and starred and wrote a film with Walter Matthau who notoriously had such a miserable way of treating Barbra Streisand on "Hello Dolly" and was known to be quite a chauvinist, I'd love to hear about that set and what she had to overcome. Also Elaine May is still alive so she may be great content still!.

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!

I love this channel <3 you are such a great video essayist and I’ve loved learning about all these past heroines of cinema. Thank you for what you do.

If anyone thinks we (Jews) control Hollywood, just look at Yentl. We can't tell our own unique wonderful subversive eclectic joyful stories without IMMENSE starpower and influence behind it working for decades. But something like "Passion of the Christ" can have caricatures of us straight out of "Der Sturmer" and become the highest grossing R-rated movie in history.

As a Queer gender-nonconforming Jew myself, one exploring and redefining my relationship to Judaism every day, I relate to Yentl in many ways and I wish others gave it a chance as well. Gentiles need to see more joyful Jewish stories. We're still here. We're still around.

The sexism rings true. But I also want to point out that Barbra's unapologetic Jewishness works against the perception of her being "pushy" and "controlling." The Ashkenazi stereotype of the Overbearing Mother is unfortunately alive and well.

If men know women don't have the capability to compete than why do they go soo hard to insure they stomp out any competition? It's a glaring admission.

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.

Make the best film and get the oscar

I got choked up for a sec when Ms. Streisand presented Best Director to Ms. Bigelow. So sad and frustrating it took so long but it was still a poignant moment.

Well done.

I have to admit that the director isn't what initially attracts me to a film; it's the subject, genre, and actor, which gets me interested. Sometimes I see a film and couldn't pick the director out in a line-up; on the other hand, the absolute best director in the world isn't going to draw me in, if I despise the actor (looking at you, Redford, Harrelson, & Fonda). Just give me a good movie with a good story. That's all.

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Oh my, Ida Lupino directed a film where she was the star , 1953's THE BIGAMIST...at a time when women directors was still very much out of the box...

Barbra should share this on social media 😉😉

No shit, I wanted to become an actress to become a director as a kid. Cause I kinda knew, that would be the only way to make connections

My respect for Barbra went way up. I get it now.

Lupino's EYES! Fathoms deep, heart-wrenchingly meaningful.

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.

Whelp, I highly doubt Olivia Wild is ever going to create anything critically acclaimed ever again.😱

i'm a female director, not to the scale of big movies, but truly it was the first time i ever faced overt sexism. when i was in high school i was in theater, and a local film festival recruited us to start a young filmmakers group. i originally thought i was going to act, but no one else wanted to direct, so i ended up doing it. before that, i had never really been THAT interested in movies or making them. but as soon as i got on set it was like a switch was flipped. nothing in my life has ever made me feel the way directing feels. however, the middle-aged man that was our like teacher/mentor (and was also a director) would always treat me worse than the (male) cinematographer and default to him as the leader, even though i was the director.
so, flash forward, we're showing this film (an 8 minute short) at that festival. we're up on stage, doing a q&a presentation, and someone asks "how did you decide who did what?" and when we talked about me becoming the director, before i could even say anything, this (i repeat) middle-aged mentor man said "oh, it's because she's the bitchy one" and laughed. i didn't even know what to say, no one had ever said anything like that to my face before. i was a TEENAGER. nevermind the fact that it's false - i didn't even plan or want to direct!!! - it took me years to realize just how messed up it is that a whole adult mentor said that about me (A CHILD) in front of a whole crowd of people (including my family and peers). it still gives me fire to this day.

I wasn't thrilled with Yentl. In my opinion, not a very good film. But some people may have liked it. Isn't that why there are different genres of films

I am a huge fan of your essays and have watched as many as I have been able to find. I enjoy your work very much and have recommended your videos to friends that I thought would appreciate them. I thought this one was great, no surprise there, and was waiting for a mention of my favourite director, even though she wasn't an actress. You did mention her in the end, Lina Wertmueller. When I say my favourite director that includes all the top directors like Fellini, Kubrick, Coppola, Scorsese, Kurosawa, Godard etc. most of the conventional canon and far too many to name. When I say favourite I am not saying best, but best is just as subjective as favourite. I say this as a man in my 60s who never took into account that Wertmueller was a woman. I knew she was a woman but it was never part of the equation for me. Her films were a must watch for all my children and most of my friends. The 4 masterpieces from the 1970s, "The Seduction of Mimi", "Love and Anarchy", "Swept Away" and obviously "Seven Beauties" are all in my top 10 list and all with Giancarlo Giannini and except the last one Mariangela Melato. I would love to see you do a video about Lina Wertmueller, although I would imagine that finding enough information on her in written English might be prohibitive. It would also be interesting to see one about Mariangela Melato although she did very little work in the US. This request is really only a cunning and sly way to praise your work without falling all over myself. I truly enjoy your essays and your point of view. Please keep up the great work.

21st century and we're still having this conversation. TOO sad. Penny Marshall was another actress who became a director. I think she directed Big as well as Renisance Man with Danny DeVito.

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