A beautiful, gothic film about a mother so desperate to keep her daughter at home that she sews her a lead dress which impedes her movement. Shot in black and white without dialogue, the film uses a form of pixillation which, when combined with slow-motion performance, gives the effect of its characters moving in a slow and jerky fashion while cars and people in the background flash past at high speed.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324716
Language
English
Audience classification
Exempt
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)