The Filleting machine

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.

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

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1981

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