The Girl who met Simone de Beauvoir

Adapted from a short story by Frank Moorhouse, this is a lighthearted presentation of a man’s difficulty in coping with women’s liberation and the new position of some women in society.

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Credits

director

Richard Wherrett

co-producer

Television and Radio School

AFTRS

Richard Brennan

Duration

00:23:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300802

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Amateur & Student Films

Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women

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

Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1980

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