Sally Potter

Filmmakers

Charlotte Sally Potter OBE (born September 19, 1949) is an English film director and screenwriter. She made her feature directing debut on The Gold Diggers (1983), with Julie Christie, Kassandra Colson, and Siobhan Davies. Her other films include Orlando (1992), with Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire Bluteau, John Wood, Charlotte Valandrey, Heathcote Williams, and Quentin Crisp; The Man Who Cried (2000), with Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, Miriam Karlin, Johnny Depp, Harry Dean Stanton, and John Turturro; Yes (2004), with Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Samantha Bond, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, Raymond Waring, Stephanie Leonidas, and Sheila Hancock; Rage (2009), with Jude Law, Steve Buscemi, Judi Dench, John Leguizamo, Dianne Wiest, Eddie Izzard, Riz Ahmed, Bob Balaban, Lily Cole, Patrick J. Adams, David Oyelowo, Adriana Barraza, Simon Abkarian, and Jakob Cedergren; Ginger & Rosa (2012), with Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Timothy Spall, Oliver Platt, Jodhi May, and Annette Bening; The Party (2017), with Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Spall; and The Roads Not Taken (2020), with Javier Bardem, Fanning, Salma Hayek, and Laura Linney.

Each review will be linked to the title below.

(*seen originally in theaters)

(**seen rereleased in theaters)

  • Jerk (1969) – short
  • Hors d’oeuvres (1970) – short
  • Black & White (1970) – short
  • Play (1970) – short
  • Thriller (1979) – short
  • The Gold Diggers (1983)
  • London Story (1986) – short
  • Tears, Laughter, Fear & Rage (1987) – documentary miniseries
  • I Am An Ox, I Am A Horse, I Am A Man, I Am A Woman (1988) – documentary
  • Orlando (1992)
  • The Tango Lesson (1997)
  • The Man Who Cried (2000)
  • Look At Me (2002) – short
  • Yes (2004)
  • Rage (2009)
  • Ginger & Rosa (2012)
  • The Party (2017)
  • The Roads Not Taken (2020)
  • Look at Me (2022) – short