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Our pick of 9 of the best female-directed films to watch on International Women’s Day

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It’s International Women’s Day next week – that’s right, 24 hours for celebrating women and all their achievements. And one way to join in the celebrations is by watching an excellent film by a female director.

To help you select a film – quite a task given how many brilliant female filmmakers there are to choose from – here’s our pick of some of the best to watch this coming week.

It’s by no means a comprehensive list: tens of incredible films from directors such as Julia Ducournau, Claire Denis, Agnès Varda, Nora Ephron and Ana Lily

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