A Woman like That

Year: 2010
Description: Filmmaker Ellen Weissbrod intercuts commentary about her struggles as a director with the life story of 17th-century painter Artemisia Gentileschi—also notable as one of the few women of the period who testified against her rapist—images of Gentileschi's works, and interviews with scholars and museumgoers.
Director: Weissbrod, Ellen
Writer: Powell, Melissa; Weissbrod, Ellen
Producer: Powell, Melissa; Weissbrod, Ellen
Cinematographer: Burnett, Marcus; Kazmierski, Stephen; Powell, Melissa; Weissbrod, Ellen
Editor: Powell, Melissa; Weissbrod, Ellen
Production Team: 7th Street Film Syndicate
Genre: Documentary
Content Notes: Nudity
Language: English
Media Format: 1 DVD (93 min.), 1 Blu-ray disc (93 min.), or 1 streaming video (93 min.)
Type: Color
Additional Content: The DVD and Blu-ray disc include the featurettes "She Broke the Ground" with Mary Garrard; "Rome in Artemisia's Time" with Elizabeth Cohen; "At the Spada Gallery" with Maria Lucrezia Vicini; "The Nude as Such" with Elizabeth Cropper and Ann Harris; and "A Contemporary Painter Paints a Self Portrait."
Production Notes: Alternate subtitle: Artemisia.
Updated: 05-23-2023

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