Dorothy Arzner was a pioneering film director who defied conventions in Hollywood's Golden Age. She began her career as a "cutter" at 19 and rose through the ranks to become the first woman to direct a talking picture at Paramount, starring Clara Bow. As the only female director at a major studio in the 1930s and 1940s, Arzner was a trailblazer, known for her avant-garde films that explored women's conditions. She also mentored Francis Ford Coppola, who regards her as one of the most important female directors in Hollywood history.
Dorothy Arzner, une pionnière à Hollywood
Dorothy Arzner, a pioneering female filmmaker, started her Hollywood career at 19 as a "cutter" before the invention of editors, eventually rising to become a highly influential director in the studio system.
