The Filleting machine

United Kingdom, 1981

Film
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A dramatised film which looks at the conflict of values between husband and wife in a working class family. The wife’s ambition for her children are ridiculed by the husband. Written by Tom Hadaway, camera by Peter Roberts and Peter Woodhouse.

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Credits

production company

Amber Films

director

Murray Martin

Duration

00:43:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015737

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes - Great Britai

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Values

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Working class in motion pictures

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Values

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

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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