Based on the novel by Ira Levin, the chilling and controversial story of “The Stepford wives” has become a cult classic with its cutting social commentary and chauvinistic/mysognystic themes. It is a tale of perfection, where perfect housewives dutifully serve their husbands and family in domestic bliss in their perfect homes in the sanitised but perfect suburb of Stepford. But something is horribly wrong. Why do all the Stepford men belong to the mysterious Stepford Men’s Club and why do all the women appear to look and behave in the same manner - vacant and robotic? Is there a strange conspiracy going on in the village of Stepford? This very 70s film features Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Nanette Newman and Patick O’Neal with screenplay by William Goldman.
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ACMI Identifier
318893
Languages
English
English
English
French
French
Audience classification
M (15+)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture trailers
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Suburban life
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Conspiracy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Conspiracy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Family - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Suburban life
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women's rights
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Misogyny
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Suburban life
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women's rights
Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Marriage
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Men - Psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Misogyny
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Suburban life
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Psychology
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
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Sound
Colour
Colour
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DVD; Access Print (Section 1)