{"id":819,"date":"2016-04-14T20:21:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T20:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/?p=819"},"modified":"2016-04-14T20:21:49","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T20:21:49","slug":"bite-sized-blog-post-gillian-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/14\/bite-sized-blog-post-gillian-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Bite-sized blog post: Gillian Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gillian-Armstrong.jpg\" data-src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gillian-Armstrong.jpg\" data-thumb=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gillian-Armstrong-300x200.jpg\" class=\"ml-lightbox-enabled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-820 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gillian-Armstrong-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Gillian Armstrong\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gillian-Armstrong-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gillian-Armstrong-630x420.jpg 630w, http:\/\/the2ndsexandthe7thart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Gillian-Armstrong.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Australian director GILLIAN ARMSTRONG after several successful films in Australia directed the Hollywood film\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Aw1s4okHcsE\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Little Women<\/em> <\/a>(1994) starring Winona Ryder, Claire Danes, Susan Sarandon and Christian Bale.<\/p>\n<p>QUOTE:<br \/>\n<em>I think there is still a misconception that all directors are Cecil B. De Mille types with a loud voice and a whip. Perhaps maybe that&#8217;s why there&#8217;s always been some puzzlement about a woman in the director&#8217;s role.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0More to add to this &#8220;bite-sized blog&#8221; &#8211; please send us a comment!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Where to watch her films:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=sr_nr_n_6?fst=as%3Aoff&amp;rh=n%3A2625373011%2Cp_n_format_browse-bin%3A2650306011%2Ck%3AGillian+Armstrong&amp;keywords=Gillian+Armstrong&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1459797677&amp;rnid=2941120011\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON (Streaming)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=sr_nr_n_4?fst=as%3Aoff&amp;rh=n%3A2625373011%2Cp_n_format_browse-bin%3A2650304011%2Ck%3AGillian+Armstrong&amp;keywords=Gillian+Armstrong&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1459797677&amp;rnid=2941120011\" target=\"_blank\">AMAZON (DVDs\/BluRays for PURCHASE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fandor.com\/filmmakers\/director-gillian-armstrong\" target=\"_blank\">FANDOR<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Read more about her:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>ONLINE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gillianarmstrongdirector\/\" target=\"_blank\">Find her on Facebook<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/margaret-gardiner\/women-director-gillian-ar_b_9283150.html\" target=\"_blank\">Women: Director Gillian Armstrong on Film Making Challenges in Hollywood<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global\/costume-and-culture\/2015\/jun\/13\/gillian-armstrongs-documentary-on-costume-designer-orry-kelly-friendship-fame-and-homophobia\" target=\"_blank\">Gillian Armstrong on her Orry-Kelly film: friendship, fame and homophobia<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-07-10\/gillian-armstrong-film-director-women-he's-undressed-orry-kelly\/6608702\" target=\"_blank\">Gillian Armstrong: Award-winning director on smashing through glass ceilings; paying tribute to Australian costume designing legend Orry-Kelly<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madman.com.au\/actions\/directors.do?method=view&amp;directorId=77\" target=\"_blank\">Biography<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/keyword\/gwen-arner\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gillian_Armstrong\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><strong><strong>FILMOGRAPHY (from imdb):<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"director-tt3735686\" class=\"filmo-row odd\">\u00a02015<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3735686\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1\">Women He&#8217;s Undressed<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt1598106\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02010<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1598106\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_2\">Love, Lust &amp; Lies<\/a> (Documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0472071\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02007<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0472071\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3\">Death Defying Acts<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0460427\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02006<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0460427\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_4\">Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst<\/a> (Documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0245046\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a02001<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0245046\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5\">Charlotte Gray<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0119843\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01997<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0119843\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_6\">Oscar and Lucinda<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0117206\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01996<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0117206\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_7\">Not Fourteen Again<\/a> (Documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0110367\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01994<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0110367\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_8\">Little Women<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0104685\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01992<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0104685\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_9\">The Last Days of Chez Nous<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0101882\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01991<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0101882\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_10\">Fires Within<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0074208\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01988<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0074208\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_11\">Bingo, Bridesmaids &amp; Braces<\/a> (Documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0095305\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01987<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0095305\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_12\">High Tide<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0091172\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01986<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0091172\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_13\">Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert<\/a> (Video documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt2529406\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01985<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2529406\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_14\">Decade of Women<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0087751\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01984<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0087751\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_15\">Mrs. Soffel<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0206003\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01983<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0206003\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_16\">Having a Go<\/a> (Documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0084728\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01982<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084728\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_17\">Starstruck<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0205948\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01981<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0205948\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_18\">Fourteen&#8217;s Good, Eighteen&#8217;s Better<\/a> (Documentary)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0206354\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01980<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0206354\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_19\">Touch Wood<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0079596\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01979<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0079596\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_20\">My Brilliant Career<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0076717\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01977<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0076717\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_21\">The Singer and the Dancer<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0206307\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01976<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0206307\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_22\">Smokes and Lollies<\/a> (Documentary short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0205985\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01973<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0205985\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_23\">Gretel<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0206190\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01973<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0206190\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_24\">One Hundred a Day<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0070635\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01973<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0070635\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_25\">Satdee Night<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0206253\" class=\"filmo-row even\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01971<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0206253\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_26\">Roof Needs Mowing<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n<div id=\"director-tt0206182\" class=\"filmo-row odd\"><span class=\"year_column\">\u00a01970<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0206182\/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_27\">Old Man and Dog<\/a> (Short)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian director GILLIAN ARMSTRONG after several successful films in Australia directed the Hollywood film\u00a0Little Women (1994) starring Winona Ryder, Claire Danes, Susan Sarandon and Christian Bale. QUOTE: I think there is still a misconception that all directors are Cecil B. De Mille types with a loud voice and a whip. 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