Doubletalk

Shows a young man calling for his first date with a girl when he is invited in to meet her parents. The sound track reveals not only the spoken conversation, but the unspoken thoughts of all the characters.

Credits

production company

Learning Corporation of America

producer/director

Alan Beattie

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013851

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communication - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social interaction

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Dating (Social customs)

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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United States, 1976

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