An extraordinary moving story about Michael, his hundred year old great-great Aunt Dew, and his mother, and the “big ugly old box”. The box holds a small sack with a hundred pennies, each a memory of a year of Aunt Dew’s life. Michael likes to count the pennies and listen to the stories that each year evokes. When his mother, burdened by the care of a failing old lady who disrupts the order of her house, wants to get rid of the big ugly old box, Michael is fiercely defiant. His small boy understanding of Aunt Dew is vastly greater than his mother’s. Based on the book by Sharon Bell Mathis.
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ACMI Identifier
506460
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Conflict of generations
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aging
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Family relationships
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conflict of generations
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Psychological aspects
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal conflict
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Old age
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aged - Psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aging
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conflict of generations
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interpersonal conflict
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Old age
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)