Netflix’s tribute to great Women

Celebrate International Women’s Day on Netflix in a relaxed way with films and TV series starring women who have changed history… certainly theirs

Netflix celebrate the International Women’s Day with films and TV series starring women who have struggled to assert their value in times or societies where gender inequality was the norm, or female figures who have set records. From aspiring detectives, able to stand up to much more well-known brothers, such as the young Enola Holmes, to women who fought for their rights in environments dominated by male presence, such as the Italian lawyer Lidia Poët.

Real life or fruit of the imagination, inspired by great classics of literature or contemporary novels, they are female figures who have pursued their dreams and ambitions, sometimes changing not only the course of their own history, but also of all history, opening the way for those who would come later. Definitely the right company for International Women’s Day 😉

Lidia Poët’s law (TV series)

Turin, late 1800s. A ruling by the Court of Appeal of Turin declares Lidia Poët’s enrollment in the register of lawyers illegitimate, thus preventing her from practicing the profession just because she is a woman. Penniless but full of pride, Lidia finds a job at her brother Enrico’s law firm, while she prepares the appeal to overturn the Court’s conclusions.

Through a gaze that goes beyond her time, Lidia assists the suspects by seeking the truth behind appearances and prejudices. Jacopo, a mysterious journalist and Lidia’s brother-in-law, passes information and guides her into the hidden worlds of a magniloquent Turin. The series reinterprets the story of Lidia Poët, Italy’s first lawyer, in a light procedural key.

The Empress (TV series)

When the rebellious Elisabeth (“Sisi”) meets the Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph, the heady love of the couple completely upsets the hierarchy of power at the Viennese court. After her marriage, the young empress has to assert herself not only against her mother-in-law Sofia, a power-hungry sovereign, but also with her brother-in-law Maxi, who wants the throne (and also Sisi). While enemy troops gather on the border of the Habsburg Empire, the Viennese rebel against the emperor. Elizabeth must find out who she can trust and what is the price to pay for being a true empress and an example of hope for the people.

Enola Holmes 2 (movie)

Fresh off the success of her first solved case, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) decides to follow in the footsteps of her famous brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and opens her own detective agency, discovering that life as a contract detective is not without its problems. Resigned to accept the cold reality of adult life, the young girl is about to close shop when a match girl offers her the first real assignment: to find her missing sister. But the case is more complex than expected and Enola finds herself in a world full of dangers, from sinister factories and lively London auditoriums to high society up to 221B Baker Street. Faced with a dangerous plot, Enola enlists the help of her friends and even her brother to get to the bottom of the mystery. The agency is back in motion!

Persuasion (movie)

Anne Elliot is a young maverick with modern sensibilities who lives with her snooty family on the brink of financial collapse. When Frederick Wentworth returns to her life, the charming young man she estranged years before her, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listen to her heart and open up to a second chance. Adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (TV series)

This prequel to the universe of Bridgerton focuses on Queen Charlotte’s rise to power and fame. The series tells how the young queen’s marriage to King George is the basis of a great love story and a social change thanks to which the world of high society of Bridgerton was born.

Lady Chatterley’s lover (movie)

After her marriage to Sir Clifford Chatterley, Connie takes the title of Lady Chatterley and seems destined for a life of wealth and privilege. But this ideal union gradually turns into a prison when Clifford returns from the First World War with wounds that prevent him from walking. Her meeting with Oliver Mellors, the gamekeeper of the Chatterley family estates with whom she falls in love with her, pushes the protagonist into a secret relationship that leads her to a sensual and sexual awakening. But when the relationship becomes the subject of gossip, Connie is faced with a decision that could turn her life upside down: will she follow her heart or will she go back to her husband by accepting what Edwardian society expects of her?

The chess queen (TV series)

Based on the Walter Tevis novel, this miniseries is a coming-of-age story that explores the price of genius. Growing up in a Kentucky orphanage in the late 1950s, young Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) discovers she has an incredible talent for chess as she develops an addiction to the tranquilizers the state gave to children as sedatives. . Tormented by her own demons and driven by a mixture of narcotics and obsessions, Beth transforms into an eccentric figure, extremely skilled and glamorous, determined to overcome the traditional boundaries of the purely male world of chess competitions.

The series is directed and written by two-time Academy Award nominee Scott Frank, and executive produced by Frank himself, William Horberg and Allan Scott, who is also the co-creator.

Self Made: The Life of Madam CJ Walker (TV series)

Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer plays Madam CJ Walker, the groundbreaking African-American hair care entrepreneur who was the first American woman to become a self-employed millionaire. Inspired by her book On Her Own Ground written by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles, the series brings the uplifting story of this cultural icon for the first time. Against all odds, Walker overcame post-slavery racial and gender biases, personal betrayals, and business rivalries to create an innovative brand that revolutionized the black hair care industry, while striving to promote social changes.

The switchboard girls (TV series)

Madrid 1928: the Spanish national telephone company opens its headquarters in the city center and hundreds of girls queue up to find work as switchboard operators in the only place that represents progress and modernity for the women of the time.

Four girls, from very different backgrounds, will start working as operators, promoting a revolution, between loves, friendships and careers.

A secret love (document film)

The story of the incredible love story between Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel, which lasted almost seventy years. Terry played in the women’s baseball league, inspiring the hit film Big Girls. However, the film did not tell the whole story of the two women, who for most of their lives have kept their relationship a secret. This documentary follows Terry and Pat from when they first met, through their time in Chicago, coming out to their conservative families, and deciding whether or not to get married. Amid the hardships of aging and disease, their love proves to stand the test of time as the end draws near.

Laertes (document film)

In the first Netflix original documentary in Portuguese, the brilliant Brazilian cartoonist Laerte Coutinho recounts her transition journey. It is a journey to discover the female world seen through the intimate lens of her daily life. During the renovation of her house, Laerte wonders whether or not to proceed with the implantation of breast prostheses, a doubt that offers the starting point for a profound reflection on what exactly it means to be a woman.

Roxanne Roxanne (film)

Story of rap battle champion Roxanne Shanté, who grew up in a tough New York neighborhood and made history with “Roxanne’s Revenge”. In the early 80’s she was a teenager with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At age 14, Lolita “Roxanne Shanté” Gooden was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend as she provided for her family and fend off the dangers of Queens.

Ladies First (document film)

Born in the village of Ratu, India, amidst poverty and few rights for women, Deepika Kumari at 18 became the best female archer in the world.

Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (movie)

Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena makes history with her journey from aspiring aviator to the first Indian female combat pilot in the Kargil War.

The marathon runner in sandals (document film)

Lorena Ramírez lives a rural life in the Mexican community of Rarámuri, except when she puts on sandals to run ultramarathons.

We just have to wish all women a wonderful International Women’s Day!