Well, girls, it's finally the weekend! So I want to be a little lazy and relax quietly.
But there is still so much to do! And I'm not just talking about current affairs such as cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing, etc. It’s time to implement long-standing plans that each of you probably also has - well, improve your English, learn to knit, or try to start your own business. All this, in general, is not at all necessary, but it will be nice to finally implement your plans.
But how can you force yourself, instead of quietly watching movies on the weekend, to sit at an English textbook, tinker with knitting needles, or draw up a business plan? Everything is very simple: movies will help with this! After all, there are so many films whose heroines inspire with their examples and help us stop putting off what we have planned, and start making it a reality.
Here are the best motivational films for women that prove that if we put our minds to it, we can do anything!
Lyrical stories
Light films will help you understand how important it is to be happy. That everything in life can be changed and harmony can be found.
- "Chocolate".
Opens the top five. One day, a young woman, Vienne Rocher (Juliette Binoche), appears in a small French town with her daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol). She opens a small pastry shop. Magical sweets attract people and make their wishes come true. But Vienne herself has long forgotten what she wants.
A good fairy tale for adults. The meaning of which is that we need to make the world a better place!
- “Eat. Pray. Love.”
Often women, in search of harmony, radically change their lives. This happened with the heroine of the film “Eat. Pray. Love.” Married Elizabeth Gilbert (Julia Roberts) realizes that she wants to live a completely different life. After the divorce, she goes on a trip. First Italy, then India and Indonesia. And new horizons open up there.
The film helps you understand how important it is to understand yourself. How to change your life and become a happy person.
- “Tongue of tenderness.”
This film will tell you a touching story of the relationship between mother and daughter. It so happens that a woman, Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine), raises a girl, Emma (Debra Winger), alone and devotes herself to it. When her daughter gets married, Aurora allows herself to fall in love.
Many women forget about themselves for the sake of their children. Is this correct? I think no. Family is wonderful, and it is very important to take care of children, but you should not forget about yourself. After all, when the mother is happy, the children receive even more love and affection.
- “Brooklyn.”
You never know where you will find love. A young Irish woman, Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), leaves her home and goes to America in search of work. Time passes before she gets used to a different life, falls in love and enjoys life settling in Brooklyn. But the news of her sister's death forces Eilis to return to Ireland. Now she faces a difficult choice.
An ordinary love story turns into instructions on how to make a decision. And no matter how difficult it is, everything is possible! Everyone can do it if they want.
- “English-Vinglish.”
The light film will take you to India, where an ordinary housewife lives her quiet life. Shashi (Sridevi) raised children, takes care of the house and her small business - selling homemade sweets. But everything changes when she gets to New York.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s India or America, the film talks about the fact that at any age you can learn and grow above yourself. And the main thing is not to forget that children want to see not only caring parents nearby, but also successful, purposeful people.
Historical dramas
History, not everyone likes to read books, cinema comes to the rescue. I am very glad that this genre is now receiving a lot of attention.
- "Catherine".
Russian historical film. Grand Empress Catherine (Marina Alexandrova), was once Princess Sophia of Prussia. Dreaming of love, she came to Russia. Later, becoming the wife of the Tsarevich, she accepted the Orthodox faith and a new name - Catherine.
I watched it in one breath. Besides the history, there is so much beauty! Costumes, scenery, actors, props - everything is so real, it’s impossible to tear yourself away!
- “Belle.”
A biographical story about the life and struggle for freedom of the illegitimate daughter of an English officer. England, 18th century, strict morals do not allow high society to accept a young mulatto. Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is raised in luxury and in lockdown. This does not prevent her from finding a person who will help cope with injustice.
Nowadays it is difficult to realize that this once happened. That the right to freedom had to be won. Only feelings remain unchanged at all times.
- "Young Victoria".
A film about Queen Victoria of Great Britain (Emily Blunt). She had to realize the full significance of her person at the age of 11. A young and inexperienced girl found herself at the center of palace intrigue. Everyone tried to influence her to win the throne. Intrigues, lies, pretense, and she will have to figure it all out alone.
Sometimes life circumstances force you to grow up too early. A carefree life turns into a struggle. And only a truly strong person will withstand such a test.
- "Joan of Arc".
A film about the fate of an incredible woman. Strength, despair, love, betrayal and mysticism. The prophetic dream that young Zhanna saw did not bode well for her fate. And if in life you can reassure that dreams come true the other way around, or that all this is nonsense, then in this film everything came true - the village where Zhanna lived and her entire family was burned to the ground. And my sister was brutally killed. And the young girl decided to take revenge. When watching the film, you don’t leave with the feeling that everything is on the edge, both the plot and the behavior of the main character. Sometimes it seems that she is abnormal. But she just believed that she was on a mission. But nothing can break a person who believes in his destiny.
- “The Age of Adaline.”
Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) has a secret that only her daughter knows about. After a car accident, a woman stopped aging. And it would seem that this is wonderful, but Adaline only suffers from this. Every 10 years she changes her place of residence, job and documents. Love is not an affordable luxury; it is afraid to reveal its secret. Will she really remain unhappy and lonely?
Stories like these remind us what real value is. Unfortunately, we often forget about this.
Malena
Kinopoisk rating:
7.8
IMDb rating:
7.5
Year:
2000
Country:
Italy, USA
Director:
Giuseppe Tornatore (“Best Offer”, “The Legend of the Pianist”, “New Cinema Paradiso”)
Genre:
drama, melodrama, war
Running time:
01 :40
In the film, Malena is the 27-year-old dream of 13-year-old Renato. He recently moved with his family to a small town in Sicily. There they bought him a new bicycle, because only with it can he join the company of local guys. It was then that he saw Malena for the first time - the main topic of discussion throughout the city. And it’s not just teenagers who are talking about it, lounging on the sun-drenched parapets of the embankment. Malena, the wife of an officer who went to World War II, gets her bones washed by all the women, while their husbands try to get under her skirt.
Because of her amazing beauty, this woman (who, by the way, is played by Monica Bellucci) cannot communicate normally with anyone, she is not hired anywhere, and everyone is trying to stir up rumors about what a “prostitute” she is. And only Renato decides to protect the subject of his teenage experiences, of course, in his own immature way, by throwing stones at store windows and getting into fights with classmates.
This film by the Italian director is somewhat reminiscent of Federico Fellini’s Amarcord (only there the girl’s name was Gradisca and her fate was not so sad) and a dozen other “pasta” films of the last century with their beautiful women, slow narration, nostalgia for adolescence and grotesque characters . “Malena” is the first unrequited love for a girl on the verge of dreams and reality, the ugliness of envy, erotic fantasies and divine beauty, shining even when deep in mud.
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Women and career
Many men still think that a career is not that important for women. I present to you a selection that proves the opposite.
- "The Devil Wears Prada".
One of the most stylish and fashionable films. Reveals all the intricacies of the life of a fashion magazine. The main character Andrea (Anne Hathaway) dreams of becoming a famous journalist, because she graduated from the university with honors. But he receives an invitation to an interview only from the editor-in-chief of a popular fashion magazine. Agreeing to the role of an assistant, the young girl had no idea what awaited her.
The film is a kind of school of life. After viewing it, you will learn how to build a personal life or advance your career.
- “Frozen from Miami.”
Lucy Hill (Renee Zellweger) lives in hot Miami, quickly climbs the career ladder, and loves luxury. But a business trip to snowy Minnesota knocks her out of her usual life. Moreover, it is cold here not only on the street, but also in the hearts of people.
Immersion in the world of a small town, where all the residents are like a big friendly family. Makes you think about relationships between people.
- “Mona Lisa Smile.”
1953 America, Katherine Anne Watson (Julia Roberts), a young graduate, receives a position teaching art history at Wellesley Women's College. Realizing that patriarchy rules here, he is trying to change the existing foundations. Has a strong influence on female students and together they fight for gender equality.
Breaking a system is always difficult, and sometimes completely impossible. The main question is: can a woman combine family, work and be happy at the same time?
- “Fear and Trembling.”
Japanese girl Amelie (Sylvie Testu) at the age of 5 moved with her parents to Belgium. But her heart remained in her homeland. Having matured, she gets a job as a translator at a large Japanese company. Admiring her boss Fubuki (Tsuji, Kaori), the woman tries to be like her in everything. But he doesn’t understand the gulf that separates the mentality of East and West.
Sometimes we draw an image of a person or model a situation in our heads and accept it as the truth. How bitter it is to be disappointed and understand that everything is completely wrong. That life is actually much more complicated than we would like.
- "Good morning".
Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams) gives 100% to her job. She is a successful producer on a local television channel. Suddenly she is fired from her job, and her life goes downhill. Having settled into the show “Good Morning”, which is not popular, Becky invites the famous host Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford). But will this help improve the rating?
A person lives by work, devotes all his time to what he loves and gives his all. Purposeful people achieve success, no matter how difficult it is.
How hard it is to be a god
Real individuals, not like the rest - too talented, famous, rich or smart, or even all three. Therefore, they are sometimes left alone with their problems, not understood by anyone. But the stakes in this solo war are very high.
"Steve Jobs"
Again on our list is the tireless director Danny Boyle and again with the film adaptation of a heroic biography. The late Apple founder and chief executive has been called a variety of epithets, from a genius ahead of his time to a tyrant and a madman. Boyle's film reminds us that the story of Jobs is, first and foremost, the story of just a man. Consisting, like any life, including mistakes and failures. Three presentations of new computers - Macintosh, NeXT, iMac. Two decades, a destroyed family life, friends who turned away, a dismissal that almost turned into oblivion. And yet this is not “just a man” - he again finds himself at the top of the world, where faith in his providence and exclusivity led him. “Know that you will have to pay for your mistakes, but don’t let doubts get in your way” - perhaps this is the moral the viewer can take away from the film.
"Stephen Hawking's Universe"
Why do we look to legendary heroes for inspiration when looking for motivation? Perhaps because their disasters are often proportionate to their talents. Here is the great physicist Hawking, stricken with an incurable disease, sinking deeper into immobility. While Hawking's mind soars higher and higher to the stars, his body turns to stone. It is impossible to walk, talk, or even pick up a spoon. Fortunately, Stephen is not alone in this battle: his student love for the philologist Jane resulted in an inseparable union. With the help of his wife, Hawking regains his voice and becomes a writer. Moral: you cannot give up, just as you cannot neglect the help of loved ones in pride. Then the path to the stars, or more precisely, to the formula that describes no less than the Universe itself, may become a little easier.
"Legend No. 17"
The son of a sultry Basque woman, whose fate was determined on the Moscow ice, Valery Kharlamov did not immediately become famous. Bench, self-doubt. Then an accident, injuries, finally, judgment at home games and psychological pressure on the eve of the meeting with the Canadian national team. A coach-teacher, teammates who are ready to lend a helping hand—all the components of a sports drama about the rise of a star in Nikolai Lebedev’s film are evident. Kozlovsky-Kharlamov is not a superman, but an ordinary guy. Its simplicity and commonness are mentioned in all the memoirs of eyewitnesses. And an ordinary guy suddenly becomes a legend - the film ends with this point of the highest rise in his biography. This means that everyone can have their own triumph in life, after which nothing will be the same.
Romantic comedies
And finally, you can laugh. After all, laughter prolongs life. Comedies will bring you only positive emotions.
- “Bridget Jones's Diary.”
The heroine of this film, Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger), is 31 years old, and she is still single. She celebrates Christmas with her family, and her parents each time look for a new candidate for her husband. Bridget already loves, but unrequitedly. After meeting her fiancé again, she decides to change everything.
An ordinary girl, not at all of a model appearance. What's interesting is that she doesn't try to please everyone. Sets goals, goes towards them and does not try to seem better than he really is.
- “My Greek wedding.”
And again a girl over 30 Tula (Nia Vardalos). She believes that her life has not been successful, because she is not married. After some time, she meets the American and falls in love. There is only one problem, she is Greek and her parents will only marry her to a Greek.
It has always been interesting how people of different nationalities get married and build relationships with relatives. And then there are the Greeks, an explosion of emotions is guaranteed.
- “Everyone is crazy about Mary.”
No one has had ridiculous incidents happen to them in their youth, and the main character is no exception. Ted (Ben Stiller) is in love with long-legged blonde Mary (Cameron Diaz), but due to the constant incidents that happen to him, their romance never began. After 13 years, he decides to find his love. He hires detective Pat Healy (Matt Dillon), but even here everything does not go according to plan. Pat also falls in love with the beautiful Mary.
Men can sometimes be very cowardly, complexes and all that. Thirteen years, can you imagine? He needed thirteen years to decide to take the first step.
- "Blonde in law".
Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is a natural blonde, the first beauty of the university, her boyfriend Warner (Matthew Davis) is the best guy of the university. But it turned out that he considers El frivolous. They break up and Warner leaves to go to Harvard. After suffering a little, El goes after him to prove that he is wrong.
Women are ready to do anything for love. Watching the heroine, it becomes clear that blondes and beauties are often underestimated.
- "Dirty Dancing"
Frances (Jennifer Gray), a young girl, comes on vacation with her parents and sister to a boarding house for wealthy families. By chance, she ends up at a party not for vacationers. And he falls in love with passionate and sexy dances, which were not typical for that time. Interest is stirred up by handsome Johnny (Patrick Swayze), a professional dancer. Baby, as Francis was affectionately called, is determined to learn!
Quite an old film, but that doesn't spoil it at all. Pure, kind, sympathetic Baby makes you touch and believe in love.
Erin Brockovich
Legendary film starring Julia Roberts. The script is based on the true story of American Erin Brockovich. A single mother who lost her job is raising three children. She moves forward, despite lack of money and despair.
This is a film about a woman. It doesn’t matter what nationality she is or what country she lives in. The important thing is that for the sake of her children, the most ordinary woman without support, without prospects and without money can move mountains. This story also shows that if a woman is given a chance, she can overcome a lot. The film is life-affirming and motivating. The inimitable Julia Roberts received a well-deserved Oscar statuette for her role as Erin.
