Sally Potter

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Sally Potter

Born September 19, 1949 · London (age 77)

Charlotte Sally Potter OBE (born 19 September 1949) is an English film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing Orlando (1992), which won the audience prize for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. She also directed The Tango Lesson (1997), The Man Who Cried (2000), Yes (2004), Rage (2009), Ginger & Rosa (2012), The Party (2017) and most recently The Roads Not Taken (2020).

Known For

Ginger & RosaGinger & Rosa · 2012
Ginger & Rosa
★ 6.02012
MovieDrama
A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship.
The PartyThe Party · 2017
The Party
★ 6.32017
MovieComedyDrama
Various individuals think they’re coming together for a party in a private home, but a series of revelations results in a huge crisis that throws their belief systems – and their values – into total disarray.
The Roads Not TakenThe Roads Not Taken · 2020
The Roads Not Taken
★ 5.52020
MovieDrama
The film follows 24 hours in the life of father and daughter Leo and Molly, as they weave their way around New York City, until their ordinary but stressful day takes on a hallucinatory and epic quality.
OrlandoOrlando · 1992
Orlando
★ 7.01992
MovieDramaFantasy
England, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to satisfy a very particular request.
The Man Who CriedThe Man Who Cried · 2000
The Man Who Cried
★ 6.12000
MovieRomanceDrama
A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman.
YesYes · 2005
Yes
★ 5.92005
MovieDramaRomance
She is a scientist. He is a Lebanese doctor. They meet at a banquet and fall into a carefree, passionate relationship. But difficulties abound because of his heritage and her loveless marriage. She flies to Havana to sort things out on the beach and in the cabarets. She sends him a ticket, but harbors no illusions that He will join her in this Caribbean melting pot.
I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a WomanI Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman · 1988
I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman
★ 6.01988
MovieDocumentary
This glasnost-era documentary, which incorporates footage from films from the 1920s through the 1980s, looks at the history of women in Russian cinema through the eyes of Russian women directors, actors, and scriptwriters. The film’s title refers to a WWII slogan about women doing the work of absent men in the fields and at home. Featuring Kira Muratova, Natalia Ryazantseva, Inna Churikova, Nonna Mordyukova, and others.
The Gold DiggersThe Gold Diggers · 1983
The Gold Diggers
★ 5.61983
MovieDramaMusic
An avant-garde examination of the relationship between women and money in society. Mixing musical, silent melodrama, and philosophical treatise into a post-punk, heady brew.

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