14 Women
{{short description|American film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = 14 Women
| image = 14_women_posters.jpg
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| director = Mary Lambert
| producer = Nicole Boxer
Sharon Oreck
| writer =
| narrator = Annette Bening
| starring = Annette Bening, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Blanche Lincoln
| music = Jamshied Sharifi
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| released = {{Film date|2007|6|14|Silverdocs}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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14 Women is a 2007 documentary film directed by Mary Lambert and narrated by Annette Bening.{{cite journal|last=Fennessy|first=K.|title=14 Women (review)|journal=Video Librarian|date=Jan–Feb 2009|volume=24|issue=1|page=55|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/entertainment-reviews/36297122/14-women|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195026/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/entertainment-reviews/36297122/14-women|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-29|accessdate=23 October 2013}} The film released on June 14, 2007 as part of Silverdocs,{{cite web|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2007/06/11/family-ties-help-bring-14-women-to-life/|title=Family Ties Help Bring '14 Women' to Life|work=Roll Call|accessdate=6 July 2020}} and focuses on several female Senators serving in the 109th United States Congress.{{cite web|last=Akers|first=Mary Ann|title=Like a Prayer: 14 Women (and Joe Biden)|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2007/06/like_a_prayer_14_women_and_joe.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131023144832/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2007/06/like_a_prayer_14_women_and_joe.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2013|work=Washington Post|accessdate=23 October 2013}}
Synopsis
The film examines the 109th United States Congress. When it convened, there were fourteen women in the Senate: Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln (Lambert’s sister), Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, and Debbie Stabenow. The documentary features interviews with several people, including the Senators' family members, Delaware Senator Joe Biden, and singer Alanis Morissette.
Reception
Politico.com and DVD Talk both gave positive reviews for 14 Women,{{cite web|last=ANDREWS|first=HELENA|title='14 Women' and some wise little girls|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0607/4544.html|publisher=Politico.com|accessdate=23 October 2013}} with DVD Talk commented that while it was "far from definitive", the film has "admirable aims and will probably play well with schoolkids."{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Preston|title=14 Women (review)|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/34619/14-women/|publisher=DVD Talk|accessdate=23 October 2013}} Variety gave a more mixed response to the film, saying that "Political junkies, idealistic schoolgirls and everyone in between will be thrilled to vary-ing degrees" by the film but that it also felt like a "recruitment vid for public service".{{cite web|last=Cockrell|first=Eddie|title=Review: 'Fourteen Women'|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/fourteen-women-1200558314/|publisher=Variety|accessdate=23 October 2013}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081106155935/http://www.14womenthemovie.com/ Official Site]
- {{IMDb title|1053791}}
{{Mary Lambert}}
Category:American documentary films
Category:Documentary films about American politicians
Category:Documentary films about women in the United States
Category:2007 documentary films
Category:Films directed by Mary Lambert
Category:Films scored by Jamshied Sharifi
Category:Female members of the United States Congress
Category:2000s English-language films