Dramatic Female Characters in Film

Still shots featuring women in dramatic settings, conveying emotions and intimate moments within cinematic storytelling.

JUANA ACOSTA in TIEMPO SIN AIRE (2015), directed by SAMUEL MARTIN MATEOS and ANDRES LUQUE.

ROONEY MARA in CAROL (2015), directed by TODD HAYNES.

EMMANUELLE DEVOS in I WANT TO TALK ABOUT DURAS (2021) -Original title: VOUS NE DESIREZ QUE MOI-, directed by CLAIRE SIMON.

NURIA ESPERT in BARCELONA UN MAPA (2007), directed by VENTURA PONS.

NADIA DE SANTIAGO in MUSARAÑAS (2014), directed by ESTEBAN ROEL and JUANFER ANDRES.

JUANA ACOSTA in TIEMPO SIN AIRE (2015), directed by SAMUEL MARTIN MATEOS and ANDRES LUQUE.

ANNASOPHIA ROBB in THE REAPING (2007), directed by STEPHEN HOPKINS.

LULU WILSON in ANNABELLE: CREATION (2017), directed by DAVID F. SANDBERG.

ALONG CAME LOVE (2023) -Original title: LE TEMPS D'AIMER-, directed by KATELL QUILLEVERE.

MIRANDA RICHARDSON in SPIDER (2002), directed by DAVID CRONENBERG.

NURIA GONZALEZ in PARA ENTRAR A VIVIR (2006), directed by JAUME BALAGUERO.

SAOIRSE RONAN in ATONEMENT (2007), directed by JOE WRIGHT.

CAROL OF THE BELLS (2022) -Original title: SHCHEDRYK-, directed by OLESYA MORGUNETS.

PUCCINI AND THE GIRL (2008) -Original title: PUCCINI E LA FANCIULLA-, directed by PAOLO BENVENUTI.

LEONARDO DICAPRIO in KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (2023), directed by MARTIN SCORSESE.

RACHEL HURD-WOOD in PETER PAN (2003), directed by P. J. HOGAN.

GEMMA ARTERTON in SUMMERLAND (2020), directed by JESSICA SWALE.

JESSIE BUCKLEY in WICKED LITTLE LETTERS (2023), directed by THEA SHARROCK.

AMBER TAMBLYN in THE GRUDGE 2 (2006), directed by TAKASHI SHIMIZU.

PENELOPE ANN MILLER and MADELINE CARROLL in FLIPPED (2010), directed by ROB REINER.

NICOLE KIDMAN in RABBIT HOLE (2010), directed by JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

JANINA FAUTZ in THE WHITE RIBBON (2009) -Original title: DAS WEISSE BAND-, directed by MICHAEL HANEKE.

ZSUZSA CZINKOCZI in DIARY FOR MY LOVES (1987) -Original title: NAPLO SZERELMEIMNEK-, directed by MARTA MESZAROS.

HANNIBAL: RISING (2007), directed by PETER WEBBER.

HELENA BONHAM CARTER and JOHNNY DEPP in SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007) -Original title: THE SWEENEY TODD: DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET-, directed by TIM BURTON.

ERNESTO ALTERIO in INSOMNIO (1998), directed by CHUS GUTIERREZ.

OLIVIA COLMAN in EMPIRE OF LIGHT (2022), directed by SAM MENDES.

LÉONIE LOJKINE in DANCE FIRST (2023), directed by JAMES MARSH.

KADEWE (2021), directed by JULIA VON HEINZ.

FLORENCE PUGH in A GOOD PERSON (2023), directed by ZACH BRAFF.

NICOLE KIDMAN in THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER (2017), directed by YORGOS LANTHIMOS.

MICHELLE JENNER in ISABEL (2011), directed by ORIOL FERRER and JORDI FRADES.

IRENE ESCOLAR in DIME QUIEN SOY (2020).

LEONARDO DICAPRIO in THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (1998), directed by RANDALL WALLACE.

NILS THALMANN, LUISA BOCKSNICK and MICHAEL ZITTEL in LONG LONG KISS (2023) -Original title: LANGER LANGER KUSS-, directed by LUKAS RODER.

PAUL GIAMATTI in THE HOLDOVERS (2023), directed by ALEXANDER PAYNE.

LESLEY MANVILLE in TALKING HEADS (2020).

ASA BUTTERFIELD in THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS (2008), directed by MARK HERMAN.

VANESSA KIRBY in MR. JONES (2019), directed by AGNIESZKA HOLLAND.

NICOLE KIDMAN and COLIN FARRELL in THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER (2017), directed by YORGOS LANTHIMOS.

ALYONA MIKHAILOVA and ODIN LUND BIRON in TCHAIKOVSKY'S WIFE (2022) -Original title: ZHENA CHAIKOVSKOGO-, directed by KIRILL SEREBRENNIKOV.

FERNANDO OYAGÜEZ in EL COMENSAL (2022), directed by ANGELES GONZALEZ-SINDE.

BROOKLYNN PRINCE in THE TURNING (2020), directed by FLORIA SIGISMONDI.

DAKOTA FANNING in HIDE AND SEEK (2005), directed by JOHN POLSON.

MISTRESS AMERICA (2015), directed by NOAH BAUMBACH.

IMOGEN POOTS and SAM JENNINGS in VIVARIUM (2019), directed by LORCAN FINNEGAN.

VICKY KRIEPS in INGEBORG BACHMANN-JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT (2023) -Original title: INGEBORG BACHMANN-REISE IN DIE WÜSTE-, directed by MARGARETHE VON TROTTA.

CARMEN MACHI and MEGAN MONTANER in 30 COINS (2020) -Original title: 30 MONEDAS-, directed by ALEX DE LA IGLESIA.

Lewis Fiander, Prunella Ransome, on-set of the Spanish film, Who Can Kill A Child", Spanish title: "Quién puede matar a un niño", aka "Island Of The Damned", Manuel Salvador released 1976, American International Pictures, 1978

OLIVIA COLMAN and ODESSA YOUNG in MOTHERING SUNDAY (2021), directed by EVA HUSSON.

OLFA HAMROUNI in FOUR DAUGHTERS (2023) -Original title: LES FILLES D'OLFA-, directed by KAOUTHER BEN HANIA.

EMMA THOMPSON in ALONE IN BERLIN (2016), directed by VINCENT PEREZ.

AMY RYAN in CHANGELING (2008), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

SAOIRSE RONAN in LITTLE WOMEN (2019), directed by GRETA GERWIG.

MALENA ALTERIO in MIGUEL AND WILLIAM (2007) -Original title: MIGUEL Y WILLIAM-, directed by INES PARIS.

MIRANDA RICHARDSON and RALPH FIENNES in SPIDER (2002), directed by DAVID CRONENBERG.

ANNABELLE WALLIS in MALIGNANT (2021), directed by JAMES WAN.

JENNA BOYD in THE MISSING (2003), directed by RON HOWARD. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

NURIA PRIMS in INCERTA GLÒRIA (2017), directed by AGUSTI VILLARONGA.

EVA UGARTE in THE OTHER SIDE (2023) -Original title: EL OTRO LADO-.

DAKOTA FANNING and OLWEN FOUÉRÉ in THE WATSCHERS -Original title: THE WATCHERS-, directed by ISHANA SHYAMALAN.

ANTON (2019), directed by ZAZA URUSHDZE.

ROBERT DE NIRO and DAKOTA FANNING in HIDE AND SEEK (2005), directed by JOHN POLSON.

NELL TIGER FREE in THE FIRST OMEN (2024), directed by ARKASHA STEVENSON.

GEMMA ARTERTON and LUCAS BOND in SUMMERLAND (2020), directed by JESSICA SWALE.

28 WEEKS LATER (2007), directed by JUAN CARLOS FRESNADILLO.

ROONEY MARA in CAROL (2015), directed by TODD HAYNES.

VINCENT LACOSTE in ALONG CAME LOVE (2023) -Original title: LE TEMPS D'AIMER-, directed by KATELL QUILLEVERE.

MAX RECORDS in WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (2009), directed by SPIKE JONZE.

ANJA PLASCHG in THE DEVIL'S BATH (2024) -Original title: TEUFELS BAD, DES-, directed by SEVERIN FIALA and VERONIKA FRANZ.

A young child peering out from behind red stage curtains

LARSEN THOMPSON in TAROT (2024), directed by ANNA HALBERG and SPENSER COHEN.

SOKO in THE DANCER (2016) -Original title: LA DANSEUSE-, directed by STÉPHANIE DI GIUSTO.

OLIVIA COLMAN and KAITLYN DEVER in THEM THAT FOLLOW (2019), directed by BRITT POULTON and DAN MADISON SAVAGE.

ANE DAHL TORP in THE UGLY STEPSISTER (2025) -Original title: DEN STYGGE STESOSTEREN-, directed by EMILIE BLICHFELDT.

JOAQUIN PHOENIX and LYNNE RAMSAY in YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE (2017), directed by LYNNE RAMSAY.

MAYA RUDOLPH in AWAY WE GO (2009), directed by SAM MENDES.

SORIA ZEROUAL in FATIMA (2015), directed by PHILIPPE FAUCON.

JULIETTE BINOCHE in THREE COLORS: BLUE (1993) -Original title: TROIS COULEURS: BLEU-, directed by KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI.

NEVE CAMPBELL in TITANIC: BLOOD AND STEEL (2012), directed by CIARAN DONNELLY.

ZANA MARJANOVIC and GORAN KOSTIC in IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY (2011), directed by ANGELINA JOLIE. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

ROGER PRINCEP in PAJAROS DE PAPEL (2010), directed by EMILIO ARAGON.

TAISSA FARMIGA in MINDSCAPE (2013), directed by JORGE DORADO.

EMILY WATSON, GEOFFREY RUSH and SOPHIE NELISSE in THE BOOK THIEF (2013), directed by BRIAN PERCIVAL.

IMELDA STAUNTON in VERA DRAKE (2004), directed by MIKE LEIGH.

KEISHA CASTLE-HUGHES in NATIVITY (2006) -Original title: THE NATIVITY STORY-, directed by CATHERINE HARDWICKE.

MARGARET QUALLEY in NOVITIATE (2017), directed by MARGARET BETTS.

KIANA MADEIRA and OLIVIA SCOTT WELCH in FEAR STREET: 1666 (2021), directed by LEIGH JANIAK.

HANNAH GROSS in FALLING (2020), directed by VIGGO MORTENSEN.

ESTHER ACEBO in LA CASA DE PAPEL (2017), directed by ALEX PINA.

SHANNYN SOSSAMON in SINISTER 2 (2015), directed by CIARAN FOY.

TIM ROTH in THE SONG OF NAMES (2019), directed by FRANÇOIS GIRARD.

KENNETH BRANAGH in THE GINGERBREAD MAN (1998), directed by ROBERT ALTMAN.

REESE WITHERSPOON and JAMES PUREFOY in VANITY FAIR (2004), directed by MIRA NAIR.

JESSICA CHASTAIN in MISS JULIE (2014), directed by LIV ULLMANN.

ODESSA YOUNG in MOTHERING SUNDAY (2021), directed by EVA HUSSON.

JESSIE BUCKLEY in I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (2020), directed by CHARLIE KAUFMAN.

LOVE GETS A ROOM (2021), directed by RODRIGO CORTES.

NATALIA DE MOLINA and ANDREA FANDOS in SCHOOLGIRLS (2020) -Original title: LAS NIÑAS-, directed by PILAR PALOMERO.

SIMONE BUCIO in PIAFFE (2022), directed by ANN OREN.

LULU WILSON and TALITHA ELIANA BATEMAN in ANNABELLE: CREATION (2017), directed by DAVID F. SANDBERG.

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