City family

Depicts a working day and evening and a holiday in the life of an average Sydney suburban family, set against a musical background of Debussy piano pieces.

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Collection

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Credits

director

Chris McGill

editor

Richard Moir

producer

Donald Crombie

production company

Australian National Film Board

Duration

00:14:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

503462

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

Collected

1 times

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Australia, 1972