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Unfortunately, the fair sex often has a very difficult life. Many women are forced to fight the most difficult struggle for their happiness and place in life.
Consider films about a difficult female fate that have found a special response in the hearts of viewers.
10 Jia | 1998
This film tells the life story of Gia Carangi, one of the world’s first supermodels. The film is based on information about the biography of the model from her personal diary entries, as well as from the stories of acquaintances.
At first, Gia worked as a dishwasher in a cafe. At the age of 17, the girl leaves a small suburb of Philadelphia to conquer New York and quickly achieves popularity.
However, not everything went smoothly in Gia’s life, and after two years of successful work in the modeling business, she becomes unclaimed in the fashion world. At the age of 26, addiction to drugs leads the girl to a tragic ending.
9. Still Alice | 2014
The film is based on a book by American writer and neurologist Lisa Jenova called Forever Alice.
The film tells about the fifty-year-old linguistics professor Alice Howland. The woman took place not only in the professional field, but also as a mother of three children and a wife.
However, in life, everything changes dramatically when her memory begins to fail her. Doctors give Alice a disappointing diagnosis: Alzheimer’s disease. Her life turns into a daily struggle with the disease for her memories and memory.
The film has received many positive reviews. Actress Julianne Moore, who played the title role, received a large number of awards, and also won an honorary Oscar.
8. Baby in a million | 2004
Maggie Fitzgerald is a waitress at 31 and wants to take up boxing. She comes to the gym, which is owned by Frank Dunn. Frank refuses to train Maggie because of her gender. With her perseverance and hard work, the girl eventually achieves the location of the coach.
Under the guidance of Frank, Maggie gets into the ring, where she makes great strides, gaining one victory after another. During the joint work, the girl approaches the coach and awakens paternal feelings in him.
The final fight for the title changes Maggie and Frank’s lives forever.
7. Nordic country | 2005
Josie Ames runs away from her sadistic husband with two children and returns to her homeland: in a small town located in northern Minnesota.
To feed her family, a woman goes to work in a mine, where most of the workers are men. Due to early pregnancy and rumors of easy behavior, Josie becomes the object of ridicule and humiliation.
Attempts to fight back only exacerbate the situation, and all the women working at the mine are bullied by men. In order to protect Josie goes to court.
The film is based on real events. The prototype of the heroine Josie Ames is Louis Jenson, who became a defendant in America’s first gang sexual harassment case.
6. Substitution | 2008
In the late 20s, Christine Collins lost her son Walter, which forced her to go to the police. After a while, the police claim they have found the boy and return him to his mother.
However, the woman begins to claim that this is not her son, even though he looks like Walter. Under pressure from the authorities, Christine takes the boy away, after which she becomes even more convinced that he is an impostor.
The woman tries to publicize the case and contacts the press. Instead of support and help, Christine is sent for compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital.
The picture is based on real events that took place in 1928. There have been a number of abductions and murders of boys in the state in a short period of time.
5. Big eyes | 2014
The main character of the film is Margaret Keane, a famous artist from America. Portraits of women and children with huge eyes in the late 50s gained popularity around the world. For some time, the artist’s husband, Walter Keane, was considered the author of the paintings.
In 1970, Margaret decides to claim her rights and claims that she was the one who painted all these portraits. After that, the woman is forced to enter the struggle for authorship. The husband insisted on slandering Margaret, and as a result, their dispute was resolved in the courtroom.
4. Memoirs of a Geisha | 2005
The film is an adaptation of Arthur Golden’s novel Memoirs of a Geisha.
Events unfold in Japan, in the XX century. After the death of her mother, the little girl Chiyo ends up in a geisha house, where she is sold by her own father.
With age, the girl manages to reach great heights. Chiyo is given a new name: Sayuri. The girl is very popular among men from high society, but all her thoughts and feelings are directed to one single person.
3. Small | 2000
This film tells the story of a 27-year-old girl who lost her husband in the war and lives with her father. Men go crazy over her beauty, and their jealous wives spread dirty rumors about Malena. Because of gossip about promiscuity, her father refuses her.
The girl steadfastly withstands attacks from people and tries to improve her life. However, people do not want to accept her into their society.
The story comes from the perspective of a teenager Renato, who admires the beauty of Malena and tries to protect her in every possible way.
2. stepmother | 1998
Lawyer Luke Harrison breaks up with his wife Jackie and starts a new life with a girl named Isabelle Kelly. From their marriage, Luke and Jackie have two children: twelve-year-old Anna and their youngest son, Ben.
The ex-wife tries to prevent the children from getting closer to their young stepmother. Isabelle’s attempts to connect with Anna and Ben fail.
Jackie achieved the desired result, but soon her vision of the situation changes dramatically when she learns that she has cancer.
1. Dogville | 2003
Grace hides from gangsters in a small town called Dogville. Residents are happy to help the girl, but in return they require the provision of small services. After a while, they make Grace their slave and bully her in every possible way. The visuals of the picture are more like a theatrical performance than a feature film. Actions take place on the stage, on which there are practically no scenery. The film is divided into several chapters.