Claudia Weill

Claudia Weill

American film director (1947–)

Claudia Weill is an American film director best known for her film Girlfriends (1978), starring Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, Bob Balaban and Eli Wallach, made independently and sold to Warner Brothers after multiple awards at Cannes, Filmex and Sundance. Girlfriends would be one of 82 films made by a female director to compete at Cannes. In 2019, Girlfriends was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 7 films (1970–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1980 It's My Turn Claudia Weill 91 min
1978 Girlfriends Claudia Weill 86 min Color
1976 The Other Half Of The Sky - A China Memoir MacLaine (Shirley) and Weill (Claudia) 74 min 16mm Color sound
1976 The Other Half Of The Sky - A China Memoir, Pt 1 SHIRLEY MAC LAINE AND CLAUDIA WEILL 25 min 16mm sound
1976 The Other Half Of The Sky - A China Memoir, Pt 2 SHIRLEY MAC LAINE AND CLAUDIA WEILL 25 min 16mm sound
1976 The Other Half Of The Sky - A China Memoir, Pt 3 SHIRLEY MAC LAINE AND CLAUDIA WEILL 24 min 16mm sound
1970 This is the home of Mrs. Levant Graham. New Thing Flick Company 15 16mm B&W sound