1. A Man, When He Is a Man
Directed by V. Sarmiento
New York: Women Make Movies, 1982
1 videocassette (66 min.), sd., col., 1/2"
SUMMARY: Set in Costa Rica, illuminates the social climate
and cultural traditions which nurture "machismo" and
allow the domination of women to flourish in Latin America.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-725.
2. Abortion
Directed by Melissa Jo Peltier
Los Angeles, CA: Fund for Feminist Maj, 1989
1 videocassette (30 min.), sd. col., 1/2"
SUMMARY: Shows how the denial of abortion affects not only
women's lives in the United States but also in the third
world countries.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-814.
3. The Accused
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
Hollywood,CA: Paramount, 1989
1 videocassette (110 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: The victim of a gang rape finds herself battling the
legal system as she goes after her attackers and the
onlookers who encouraged the assault.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-700.
4. Adolescence
s.l.: CCM Films, 1967
1 film reel (22 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Illustrates the hard work and persistance necessary
to succeed in the world of ballet as exemplified by the
experiences of a young girl who studies with a former Diaghilev
star, Madame Egorova, fails her first audition, and
returns to continue her studies.
MEDIA FILM 4-1.
5. Ain't Nobody's Business
Directed by Sally Barrett-Page
Boulder, CO: Tomato Prod., 1977
1 film reel (55 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Focuses on female prostitution as seen through the
eyes of the prostitutes themselves.
MEDIA FILM 6-108.
6. American Indian Artists II
Directed by Tony Schmitz
Lincoln, NE: Native Amer Pub Broad Cons., 1982 1
videocassette (30 min.) sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Juane Quick-To-See Smith, a Shoeshone French Cree
painter, discusses her abstract paintings, which depict
her Indian heritage with scenes of early Plains lifestyles.
During a visit to her Flathead Reservation home in Montana,
Smith explains her feelings about her people and her own Indian
upbringing. She reveals herself as an artist who happens
to be Indian and who draws upon this heritage in her work.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1331.
7. Angela: Like It Is
NY: WABC-TV, 1970
1 film reel (60 min.), sd., b&w., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Angela Davis speaks from prison shortly after her
arrest in Dec., 1970, responding to 13 questions asked
through a survey of the people of Harlem. A panel discussion
that follows included attorney Margaret Purnham, Hoe
Walker, editor of Mohammed Speaks, and Charlene Mitchell of the
Angela Davis Defense Committee.
MEDIA FILM 6-1.
8. Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman
Directed by J. Collins and J. Godmilow
s.l.: Phoenix Films, 1974
2 film reels (58 min.) sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Presents a portrait of Antonia Brico, who in the
1930's established an international reputation as an
accomplished orchestra conductor. Points out the adversities she
faced throughout her career because of sex
discrimination.
MEDIA FILM 4-208 - 4-209.
9. Art of Maria Cosindas
Directed by Fred Barzyk
s.l.: WGBH-TV, 1968
1 film reel (29 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Presents Marie Gosindas' color photographs with
comments by museum visitors, art cirtics, and persons who
have sat for her. Shows Miss Cosindas creating a still life and
making two portraits.
MEDIA FILM 4-013.
10. Bagdad Cafe
Directed by Percy Adlon
Los Angeles, CA: Virgin Vision, 1988 1 videocassette (91
min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: It's just a greasy spoon and a rusty gas pump until
a German housewife on holiday arrives at the Bagdad
Cate.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-693.
11. Battle of Algiers
Directed by G. Pontecorvo
NY, NY: Axon Video Corp., 1988
1 videocassette (125 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Dramatization of the conflict between Algerian
nationalists and French colonialists that culminated in
Algeria's independence in 1962.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-706
12. Bed and Sofa
Directed by Abram Room
Russia(?): s.n., 198-
1 videocassette (100 min.) si., b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Depicts family life in Russia under the Five Year
Plan by focusing on a Moscow family and their lodger
during a housing crisis.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1292
13. A Bicentennial Tribute: Women Inventors, 1790-1990
US: The Office, 1990
1 videocassette (30 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Based on the exhibit "Her works praise her" by Fred
Amram. The program examines the history of women
inventors in the United States.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-987
14. Born in Flames
NY: First Run Features, 1983
3 film reels (90 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: 10 years after a peaceful socialist revolution in
America, women in an imaginary New York City still face
the same problems of living in a world dominated by a racist and
sexist bureaucracy. Frustration gives way to armed
struggle in this fantasy of female rebellion.
MEDIA FILM
4-476 - 4-478
15. Born To Be Sold
16.
NY: Paper Tiger Television, 1986
1 videocassette (40 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w sequences, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Martha Rosler discusses the case of "Baby S,"
better known to the world as "Baby M". The social and
economic implications of surrogate motherhood are examined, using
excerpts and quotatons from media reports and court
records of the Mary Beth Whitehead/Baby M case.
MEDIA VIDEO
2-1130.
Directed by Gabriel Pascal
NY: VidAmeriaca, 19845
1 videocassette (123 min.), sd,col.,1/2".
SUMMARY: Story of the relationship between Caesar and
Cleopatra. An epic of power, intrigue and romance unfolds.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-71
17. Campus Rape
Directed by Gregory Hoblit
Santa Monica, CA: Rape Trtment Ctr., 1990 1 videocassette
(21 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: The 20-minute documentary-style film, hosted by
L.A.Law stars Susan Dey and Corbin Bersen, examines campus
rape and its impact through interviews with 4 college students
who were assaulted on different campuses. Two of the
students were attacked by strangers; the other two were assaulted
by acquaintances. The film also includes interviews
with college students who discuss their attitudes about rape,
sex-role stereotypes and communication between men and
women. In addition, the film presents many effective techniques
for preventing both stranger and acquaintance rape.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1319.
18. Choosing Children
Directed by D. Chasnoff & K. Klausner Cambridge, MA: Cmbrdge
Docu Films, 1985
1 film reel (45 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Provides an intimate look at the issues faced by
women who become parents after coming out as lesbians.
Six families share experiences with donor insemination,
non-biological motherhood, adoption, and other issues.
MEDIA
FILM 6-120.
19. Chris and Bernie
Directed by B. Friedman & D. Shaffer FSM/Pandora Films, 1974
1 film reel (25 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Combines interviews, narration, still photography,
music, and cinema verite footage in presenting events in
the daily lives of two 25 year old divorced mothers, each with a
child, who decide to combine households. Records their
past lives, and explores the problems they are facing in creating
new lives.
MEDIA FILM 4-258.
20. Christopher Strong
Directed by Dorothy Arzner
s.l.: Turner Entertainment, 1989
1 videocassette (77 min.) sd., b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: A famous professional pilot, Lady Cynthia
Darrington, and a married, older member of Parliament, Lord
Christopher Strong, fall in love. Their affair and careers and
how these interrelate are explored.
MEDIA VIDEO
2-1272.
21. Clearinghouse on Women's Studies
Edited by M. Froschl, F. Howe & S. Kaylen
Old Westbury, NY: Feminist Press, 1975
1 book and 1 cassette.
SUMMARY: Women's studies for teachers and administrators: a
packet of inservice education materials; book included
course outlines and samples of curriculum materials.
MEDIA
A-V KIT 103.
22. Color Purple
Directed by Steven Speilberg
Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 1987
1 videocassette (154 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: A young uneducated woman living in the rural South
is raped by her father who then forcers her to marry a
man who beats her. Her life is transformed by the friendship of
two woman who help her find self-respect and the
courage to change her life.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-483.
23. Controlling Interest
24.
San Francisco, CA: Cal. Newsreel, 1978
1 film reel (45 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Describes the impact of profit-motivated
multinational corporations on the social and economic conditions
of third world countries and the United States by focusing on the
multinational's exploitation of cheap labor, abundant
resources, and new markets.
MEDIA FILM 6-65.
Directed by M. Camerini and & R. Gill Washington, D.C.: PBS
Video, 1988
1 videocassette (60 min.), sd., colw/ b&w sequences, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Presents an intimate portrait of several generations
of women in a village family in India. Tells how they
perceive their various roles, enjoy the benefits of family life,
and cope with family crises. Attempts to promote
international understanding and to break stereotypes of women.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-969.
25. Dance, Girl, Dance
Directed by Dorothy Arzner
s.l.: Turner Home Ent., 1989
1 videocassette (89 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Lucy and Maureen O'Hara go leg to leg as a couple of
ambitious chorus girls eager to make it big in the
glitzy, glamourous world of show business. Lucy is Bubbles, a
tough, self-assertive dancer who will do anything to
steal the lime light from her rival, Judy. The stage isn't the
only arena in which these two gals compete, the men in
their lives are also fair game. Their rivalry comes to a head
when Judy and Bubbles finally have it out in a brutal cat
fight.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1579.
26. Daughter Rite
Directed by Michelle Citron
Berkeley, CA: Iris Films, 1978
2 film reels (53 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Examines the nature of the relationship between
women in the family. Uses dramatic improvisations,
narrative voice-overs, and re-photographed, old home movies to
explore aspects of the relationships between mother and
daughter and between sisters..
MEDIA FILM 3-134 - 3-135.
27. Daughters of Free Men
Franklin Lakes, NJ: Amer Soc Hist Film Lib, 1985 140 slides,
col. and 2 sound cassettes.
SUMMARY: Discusses women being recruited from family farms to
work in textile mills around 1834 in Lowell, MA.
Descriptions are presented of women living together in boarding
houses, actual working conditions in the mills and an
eventual work walk out to protest a wage decrease. DANA A-V KIT
8
28. The Diary of Anne Frank
Directed by George Stevens
Farmington Hills, MI: CBS/Fox Video, 1984
1 videocassette (151 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Based on the diary kept by a young Jewish girl
during two years of hiding from the Germans in an Amsterdam
attic.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1350
29. A Doll's House
Directed by Patrick Garland
s.l.: Southgate Ent., Inc., 1989
1 videocassette (96 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Nora is the pampered wife of aspiring bank manager
Torvald Helmer whose career has been financed in part
by his wife's funds in a desperate attempt to hold her family
together. Nora once forged a loan signature and now finds
herself blackmailed. She remains confident, however, that
Torvald will stand by her no matter what the outcome. His
reaction, though is not what she expects and alters her life
forever.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1558
30. The Double Day
NY: Tricontinental Films, 1975
1 film reel (53 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Interviews, with Mexican factory workers, Argentine
maids, Bolivian miners' wives, and Venezuelan women in
a conscious-raising session, examine the effects of the social
and economic systems on the lives of these women -- their
status on the job, their family relationships and values, and the
socialization process to which they are subjected.
MEDIA FILM 6-51 and
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1643
31. Dream of a Free Country
32.
Directed by K. Shannon & G. Stikeman Montreal: Nat Film
Board of Canada, 1984
2 film reels (60 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Focuses on the women of Nicaragua who helped
overthrow the Somoza dictatorship in 1979 and are continuing
the struggle for social and political change. Nicaraguan women
speak out about their involvement in the military grass
roots organizations, legislature, healthcare, literacy campaign,
etc.
MEDIA FILM 4-479 - 4-480
Directed by Doris Chase
NY: Women Make Movies, 1982
1 videocassette (27 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w sequences, 3/4"
SUMMARY: Presents an experimental video interpretation of
Electra, the eternal daughter, struggling for
self-expression and seeking to resolve her confusion.
MEDIA
VIDEO 125
33. Electronic Sweatshop See Quel Numero?
34. The Emerging Woman
Film Images, 1974
1 film reel (40 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Uses original photographs, historical footage, and
drawings in order to trace woman's role in American
society from the 18th century to the present day.
MEDIA FILM
5-271
35. Employer vs. Employee
Princeton, NJ: Films for Humanities, 1982 1 videocassette
(28 min.), sd., col., 1/2". SUMMARY; Phil Donahue hosts
a program presenting the case of Virginia Rulon-Miller , who was
fired by IBM for dating an employee of a competitor,
and was later awarded $300,000 in a "wrongful discharge" suit
against IBM.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-452
36. Equality and the Woman Artist
New Brunswick, NJ: Douglass Lib, 1974
2 videocassettes, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Topics covered include: is there an iconongraphy
specific to women artists in all the arts? (Elaine
Showalter), Art education and the woman artist (Joan Burstyen),
women artists in and out of art history (Gloria
Orenstein), with reaction panel; moderator, Lynn Miller.
DOUGLASS VIDEO 1 - 2.
37. Ethnic Notions
Directed by Marlon Riggs
San Francisco, CA: Cal. Newsreel, 1986
1 videocassette (58 min.), sd., col. & b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Presents a history of the racist images and
caricatures of Blacks in American culture.
MEDIA VIDEO
2-568.
38. The Europeans
39.
Directed by James Ivory
Stamford, CT: Vestron Video, 1982
1 videocassette (90 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Set in 1850, a European baroness arrives in Boston
in search of a husband.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-72.
Directed by C. Oamar and L. Pontoppidan Somerville, MA:
Moonlight Prod, 1985
1 videocassette (37 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: A look at how lesbian relationships force a
reconsideration of the concept of family. Includes interviews
with four very different lesbian families as well as
conversations with other women about their notions on family.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-245.
40. The Fear that Binds Us
Directed by Denise Dalton Minneapolis, MN: Twin Cities
Pub TV, 1981 1 film reel (52 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: The personal stories of six women who have
experienced violence in their lives are juxtaposed with the
views of historians, activists and social workers, as well as men
who have perpetrated such violence. Explores the
history, extent, and reasons for violence against women and how
the behavior is affected by American values of power and
success.
MEDIA FILM 6-28 and
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1646.
41. Fear Woman
McGraw-Hill Films, 1971
1 film reel (27 min.), sd., cl., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Shows three Ghanian women who have attained
positions of power and influence: Esther Ocloo, a successful
businesswoman; Mrs. Justice Jiagge, a Supreme Court Judge; and
Nana Okosampa VI, the hereditary chief of the community
of Atwia.
MEDIA FILM 4-116.
42. A Fighting Chance
Directed by Wendy Blair
San Francisco, CA: Blair Comm, 1983
1 videocassette (30 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Deals with women as victims of sexual assault.
Discusses self-defense techniques. Features interviews
with victims of sexual assault.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-648.
43. The Flapper Story
Directed by Lauren Lazin
NY: Cinema Guild, 1985
1 film reel (30 min.), sd., col. and b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Traces the historical developments which gave shape
to the flapper ideal.
MEDIA FILM 4-530.
44. Fundi, the Story of Ella Baker
Directed by Joanne Grant Franklin Lakes, NJ: New Day Films,
1981 2 film reels (60 min.), sd., col., 16mm + study
guide.
SUMMARY: Shows the work of Ella Baker, a little-known
organizer in the civil rights movement of the the past fifty
years. Documents the struggle of Black people for justice and
equality.
MEDIA FILM 4-434 - 4-435.
45. Gaslight
Directed by George Cukor
NY: MGM/UA Home Video, 1985
1 videocassette (113 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Paula, a susceptible young woman...marries suave,
romantic Gregory Anton, never suspecting that he is a
murderous scoundrel, obsessed with finding the jewels hidden in
their London home. She becomes his helpless victim as
slowly, insidiously, he drives her to the brink of insanity.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-286.
46. Georgia O'Keefe
Directed by Perry Miller Adato
Chicago,IL: Home Vision, 198-
1 videocassette (60 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w sequences, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Documentary that looks behind the Georgia O'Keefe
legend, showing her paintings, environment, and
philosophy of the artist.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1460.
47. Gertrude Stein
Directed by Perry M. Adato
s.l.: McGraw-hill, 1971
2 film reels (90 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Portrays events in the life of Gertrude Stein --
hostess, art collector, friend of famous artists, and
self-proclaimed genius -- in Paris in the early twentieth
century, using the author's words and the words of her friends
to present a portrait of the woman.
MEDIA FILM 4-141 -
4-142.
48. Girl Friends
Directed by Claudia Weill
NY: Warner Home Video, 1981
1 videocassette (87 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: A story of friendship between two women.
MEDIA
VIDEO 2-10.
49. Giving Birth
NY: Global Village, 197-
2 film reels (60 min.), sd. col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Shows Caesarean, regional anesthesia, Lamaze, and
Leboyer home births with comments by the families,
doctors, specialists, Dr. Leboyer and Margaret Mead.
MEDIA
FILM 4-313 - 3-314.
50. Glass Curtain
NY: Doris Chase, 1983
1 videocassette (28 min.), sd., col., 3/4".
SUMMARY: Explores a woman's pain and fear, disappointment and
love as she confronts her aging mother's struggle with
senility and Alzheimer's disease, and reviews their relationship
through the years.
MEDIA VIDEO 124.
51. Global Assembly Line
Directed by Lorraine Gray
Wayne, NJ: New Day Films, 1986
1 film reel or 1 videocassette (58 min.), sd., col., 16mm/1/2".
SUMMARY: Examines the economic and social consequences in
both industrial and developing nations of the drive in
high tech industries to increase profits and reduce costs by
removing production to third world countries.
MEDIA FILM
6-123 and
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1327.
52. Gorillas in the Mist
Directed by Michael Apted Univ. City, CA: MCA Home Video,
1989
1 videocassette (129 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Based on the true story of young anthropologist Dian
Fossey who travels to the African mountains to study
the rare gorillas.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-772.
53. Got To Tell It
Directed by Jules V. Schwerin
NY: Phoenix Films, Inc. 1974
1 film reel (34 min.), sd., col., 16mm
SUMMARY: A portrait of the late Mahalia Jackson, who spread
the religious music of American blacks from
congregations of small churches to audiences throughout the
world.
MEDIA FILM 5-329.
54. Great Actresses of the Past
NY: Mus. of Mod. Art Film Lib., 1911-16
2 film reels (71 min.), si., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: This collection captures the art of four famous
actreeeses and provides some glimpses of acting styles at
the turn of the century. Reel 1 contains an excerpt from "Madame
San-Gne," 1911, with Gabrielle Rjane and from "La Dame
aux camelias," 1912, with Sarah Bernhardt. Reel 2 contains an
excerpt from "Vanity Fair", 1915 with Minnie Maddern
Fiske and from "Cenere", 1916, with Eleonora Duse.
MEDIA
FILM 4-455 - 4-456.
55. Growing Up Female
s.l.: American Documentary Films, 1971
2 film reels (60 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: This film examines the social forces that shape the
self-conceptions of women. Nursery school, high
school, parents and the family, guidance counselors, work, the
media and marriage are explored.
MEDIA FILM 4-17 -
4-18.
56. Gwendolyn Brooks
57.
s.l.: WTTW, 1967
1 film reel (30 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Introduces the poetry and personality of Gwendolyn
Brooks by portraying her Chicago environment. Includes
accompanying poetry reading by Miss Brooks.
MEDIA FILM
4-102.
s.l.: Carousel Films, 19--
1 film reel (25 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: This documentary depicts the experiences of Dr.
Ethel Allen, who treats a black community in Philadelphia,
and the life-styles and responses of this community.
MEDIA
FILM 4-166.
58. Hideo-chan mama-yo
Directed by Mako Idemitsu
NY: Elec. Arts Intermix, 1983
1 videocassette (27 min.), sd., col., 1/2", Japaneese dialogue
w/ English subtitles.
SUMMARY: The curious story of a Japanese mother who is
intensely over-possessive and over-protective of her teen-age
son, Hideo, who is away at school.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-640.
59. Hopi, Songs of the Fourth World
Directed by Pat Ferrero
San Francisco, CA: Ferrero Films, 1983
1 film reel or 1 videocassette (58 min.), sd., col., 16mm/1/2".
SUMMARY: An in-depth look at the meaning of the Hopi way, a
philosophy of living in balance with nature. Describes
the Hopi philosophy of life, death, and renewal as revealed in
the interweaving life cycle of humans and corn plants.
MEDIA FILM 6-113 or
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1280.
60. How About You
Produced by Panorama Films
Texture Films, 1972
1 film reel (25 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Explains how the female body functions and clarifies
the major methods of birth control.
MEDIA FILM 4-167.
61. Hsiao-hsi
Directed by Carma Hinton
Wayne, NJ: New Day Films, 1984
1 film reel (58min.) or 1 videocassette (60 min.), sd., col.,
16mm/1/2".
SUMMARY: A look at women's lives in China, their loves and
marriages, methods of childbearing and birth control,
familial relationships, work and attitudes towards ancient
customs such as footbinding. Although the film is presented
as a study of the women of "Long Bow Village", this is actually a
fictitious name. The film is really a composite study
of the lives of women in Hopeh Province, an area some 400 miles
southwest of Peking.
MEDIA FILM 6-121 or
MEDIA VIDEO
2-1326.
62. Hurry! Hurry!
Directed by Marie Menken
n.l.: Grove Press, 197-
1 film reel (3 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Movement of human spermatozoa under powerful
magnification, printed over murkey fire.
MEDIA FILM 3-81.
63. Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Alexandrea, VA: PBS Video, 1989
1 videocassette (58 min.), sd., col.w/ b&w sequences, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Born into slavery in Mississippi at the end of the
Civil War, Wells became a school teacher and journalist.
Her personal sense of integrity and justice carried her into a
life long crusade against racism, sexism, and lynching.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-860.
64. Identifiable Qualities
NY: Women Make Movies, 1989
1 videocassette (26 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning black novelist
Toni Morrison. She addresses the events of the
Sixties which led her to write her first novel the Bluest Eye;
the use of personal experiences as sources for her
strong, black female characters; and the advantage to publishers
of placing black writers in the mainstream
MEDIA VIDEO
2-1270.
65. If I Had My Life to Live Again
Newark, NJ: RU, Grad Sch of Social Work, 1982
1 videocassette (50 min.), sd., b&w, 3/4".
SUMMARY: Recorded at the Knightsbridge Heights Nursing Home,
this film deals with the question "If I had my life to
live again, what would I do differently?" A group of elderly
female residents, led by Dr. Michael Berlin, discuss this
question in hope of giving the women the opportunity to explore
their feelings about themselves and their lives in the
institution.
MEDIA VIDEO 357.
66. Images of Women in American Society in the Twentieth
Century s.l.:s.n., 1941-1975
3 videocassettes (260 min.), sd., col. and b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Deals with the stereotypical "traditional" images of
women in American society, from the 1940's to the
1970's. The same theme emerges in all of the television shows
and commercials: women should be beautiful, good, and
interested only in being subordinate to the needs of men and
family. These "standards" appear to apply to American
women, regardless of race or social class. These film clips show
how, despite the great progress that American women
have made in this century, sexual stereotypes still persist.
DANA VIDEO
67. In the Best Interests of Children
Los Angeles, CA: Iris Films, 1977
1 film reel (53 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Eight Lesbian mothers discuss their experiences, the
legal battles they faced to obtain custody of their
children, and their views on raising children. The children are
shown interacting with their mothers and, in a peer
group, discussing how their mothers are different, how they react
to the court's role in their lives, and their feelings
about their mothers and themselves.
MEDIA FILM 6-58.
68. International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Directed by G. Schiller & A. Weiss NY: Cinema Guild, 1986
1 film reel (30 min.), sd., col. & b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Reminiscences by band members of the International
Sweethearts of Rhythm, an all-girl band that originated
at the Piney Woods School in Mississippi, and became a popular
band of the 1930's and 1940's.
MEDIA FILM 4-522.
69. It Happens to Us
70.
s.l.: New Day Films, 1972
1 film reel (30 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Women talk about their abortion experiences and the
problems involved in illegal vs. legal medically safe
abortions. Presents medical information on current methods,
related statistics, and discussion of the contradictions in
the morality that produces unwanted pregnancy.
MEDIA FILM
4-165.
s.l.:Odeon Films, Inc., 1972
1 film reel (25 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Documents a white New Jersey welfare mother's
struggle to develop her own strength and potential after
years of isolation and repression within a working-class family
and marriage.
MEDIA FILM 4-171.
71. Joan Does Dynasty
Chicago, IL: Video Data Bank, 1986
1 videocassette (31 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Joan Braderman takes Dynasty apart and examines
the pieces in this one woman expose.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-518.
72. Joan of Arc
Directed by Victor Felming
NY: VidAmerica Inc., 1985
1 videocassette (100 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: In 1428, France and England had been at war for
nearly a century . In a small village in Lorraine, a young
peasant girl is inspired to drive the enemy from France, and
crown the Dauphin in Rheims cathedral. Pressing her
ambition, she leads an army of believers to numerous victories on
the battlefield. But, a counterplot is at work as a
sordid truce is signed with the English, frustrating Joan's zeal
to rid France of the enemy.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1433.
73. Johnny Guitar
Directed by Nicholas Ray
NY: Ivy Films, 1954
3 film reels (110 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: A western in which Vienna, a saloon owner, is
determined to resist the townspeople's efforts to run her out
of town. Johnny Guitar, a reformed gunfighter and her
ex-boyfriend, eventually saves her from an attempted lynching and
assists her in a final confrontation with the townspeople.
MEDIA FILM 5-399 -5-401.
74. Joyce at 34
s.l.: New Day Films, 19--
1 film reel (28 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Joyce, at 34, copes with the very concrete reality
of caring for her new baby while pursuing her career as
a filmmaker. Her thoughts and comments about her work and about
being a mother convey the pressures, delights, doubts,
conflicts, and compromises she experiences as she fits this new
person into her routine and resumes her filmmaking.
MEDIA FILM 4-172.
75. A Jury of Her Peers
NY: Texture Films, 1981
1 film reel (30 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Dramatizes the short story by Susan Glaspell about
the isolation and oppression of a farm woman in rural
America in 1900.
MEDIA FILM 4-415.
76. Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women
77.
Cambridge, MA: Cambridge DocuFilms, 1978 1 film reel or 1
videocassette (30 min.), sd., col., 16mm./1/2".
SUMMARY: Explores the image of women presented by modern
advertising. Illustrates with examples the use of women as
sex objects and the exploitation of children.
MEDIA FILM 4-350 or
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1279.
Directed by B. Bertolucci
Beverly Hills, CA: Nelson Enter., 1988
1 videocassette (164 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: The true story of Pu Yi, who, at the age of 3,
toddled to the Imperial Dragon Throne to become China's last
emperor. His life took him from emperor to playboy to prisoner
to an unskilled gardener.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-601.
78. Life and Death of Frida Kahlo
Berkeley, CA: Serious Business Co., 198- 1 film reel or 1
videocassette (45 min.), sd., col. and b&w, 16mm/1/2".
SUMMARY: Reconstructs the life, career, and final demise of
Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, through the
reminiscences of friends and acquaintances.
MEDIA FILM 5-330 or
MEDIA VIDEO 2-649.
79. Life and Times of Rosie the Riviter
Directed by Connie Field Franklin Lakes, NJ: Clarity Educ
Prod, 1980
2 film reels (58min.), sd., col. w/b&w sequences, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Through interviews with five women, the film studies
the story of working women during the World War II
era.
MEDIA FILM 5-487 - 5-488 or 4-399 - 4-440 or
MEDIA
VIDEO 2-564.
80. Little Respect
Directed by Anthony Heriza
Newark, NJ: Rutgers Univ., 1990
1 videocassette (25 min.), sd., col., 1/2" + discussion guide and
2 pamphlets.
SUMMARY: Ideal for use in new student orientation programs,
faculty and staff development programs, student
leadership workshops, and general classroom presentations. The
video will help identify occurances of homophobia on
campus; promote provacative discussions on homophobia, racism,
and sexism; explore the experience of being a lesbian,
gay, or bisexual student in a culturally diverse college
environment; inspire revealing and honest discussion among
students of all sexual orientations.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1162
81. Looking for Love
Directed by Tami Gold & C. Vogel
Summit, NJ: Educ Cable Cons, Inc., 1986
1 videocassette (30 min.), sd., col., 3/4" + study guide.
SUMMARY: Teenage parents discuss pregnancy and the
expectations, difficulties and problems of parenting.
MEDIA
VIDEO 231
82. Louise Nevelson in Process
Directed by S. Fanshel & J. Godmilow
Chicago, IL: Home Vision, 1977
1 videocassette (30 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Louise Nevelson is seen creating two pieces of
sculpture as she discusses her feelings for her art and the
creative process. DOUGLASS VIDEO 78.
83. Love and Anarchy
Directed by Lina Wertmuller
NY: Cinema 5, 1974
3 film reels (108 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Tells the story of a shy country peasant who goes to
the city wih a play to assassinate Benito Mussolini.
Shows how his underground contact in the network of anarchists
offers him a hideout in her brothel where he meets a
young prostitute and falls in love.
MEDIA FILM 5-446 -
5-448.
84. Love and the Goddess
86.
NY: Mystic Fire Video, 1988
1 videocassette (60 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w sequences 1/2".
SUMMARY: "Campbell talks about romantic love, beginning with
the 12th century troubadours, and addresses questions
about the image of woman - as goddess, virgin and Mother Earth" -
Cassette container.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-573.
85. Lucia
NY: Tricon. Film Center, 197-
3 film reels or 1 videocassette (160 min.), sd., col./b&w, 16mm &
1/2".
SUMMARY: Set during three periods in Cuban history, the film
portrays three different Lucias, emphasizing each
Lucia's role as a woman in the social milieu of the period.
MEDIA FILM 6-60-63 or
MEDIA VIDEO 2-360.
Directed by S. Munoz & L. Portillo
San Francisco: Film Arts Foun., 1985
1 film reel (75 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w sequences, 16mm.
SUMMARY: In 1977, the darkest year of the military
dictatorship in Argentina, fourteen ordinary women began to
march. They risked their lives, defying the law prohibiting
public meetings, by marching before the Presidential palace
in Buenos Aires, in the Plaza de Mayo, demanding to know the
whereabouts of their missing children. These middle-aged
and elderly women, without formal political education, sparked
both an Argentinian national movement and an
international campaign for the release of all "disappeared"
persons.
MEDIA FILM 6-147.
87. Maedchen in Uniform
Directed by Leotine Sagan
NY: Janus Films, 1931
3 film reels (89 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: A girl at a strict boarding school for the daughters
of Prussian army officers falls in love with one of
the teachers. She is isolated from the rest of the students by
the headmistress and is driven from her unhappiness to
attempt suicide.
MEDIA FILM 5-467 - 5-469 or
MEDIA VIDEO
2-347.
88. Maids and Madams
Directed by Mira Hamermesh
NY: Filmmakers Library, 1985
1 videocassette (53 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Describes how apartheid affects the daily life of
women in South Africa by focusing on the relationship
between negro household workers and white employers.
MEDIA
VIDEO 2-754.
89. Major Barbara
Directed by Gabriel Pascal
NY: MGM/CBS Home Video, 1982
1 videocassette (136 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: A wealthy young woman joins the Salvation Army
against her father's wishes to save the poor.
MEDIA VIDEO
2-4.
90. Margaret Mead
Directed by Ann Peck
Washington, D.C.: PBS Video, 1988
1 videocassette (58 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Margaret Mead became a world renowned
anthropologist through her studies of children and families.
This
comprehensive documentary chronicles Mead's life and career an a
humanist, scholar and scientist, and her qualities as a
researcher, thinker, teacher, friend, wife and mother.
MEDIA
VIDEO 2-963.
91. Marie
Directed by Roger Donaldson
NY: MGM/US Home Video, 1986
1 videocassette (113 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Marie, as the first woman to head the State Board of
Pardons and Paroles, finds herself caught in a deadly
game of graft, slander, and murder as she tries to expose the
corruption.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1354.
92. Matina Horner: Portrait of a Person
s.l.: Phoenix Films, 1975
1 film reel (16 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Discusses Matina Horner's current concerns as sixth
president of Radcliffe College. Her now famous
research on the expectations of women and their apparent fear of
success is present in humorous cartoon form with her
own narration.
MEDIA FILM 3-83.
93. Mildred Pierce
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Livonia, MI: CBS/Fox Video, Inc. 1987
1 videocassette (113 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Joan Crawford portrays a woman wwho sacrifices her
entire life, devoting it to the indulgence of her
daughter, Veda. Veda, rather than being gracious for what her
mother has done, plots for her downfall.
MEDIA VIDEO
2-279.
94. The Miracle Worker
Directed by Arthur Penn
NY: MGM/UA Homer Video, 1987
1 videocassette (107 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: The story of Helen Keller, a young girl left deaf,
unable to speak, and blind from a disease contracted at
an early age, and the young woman, Annie Sullivan, who comes to
teach Helen how to overcome her enormous handicaps and
learn to communicate.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1497.
95. Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees
n.l.: Films Inc, 1965
2 film reels (52 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Describes the background of Jane Goodall and her
studies as she observes and records the activities of wild
chimpanzees in Africa.
MEDIA FILM 4-76 - 4-77 or
MEDIA
VIDEO 2-1673.
96. Mother Ireland
Directed by Anne Crilly
NY: Celtic Productions, 1989
1 videocassette (52 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Examines the centuries-old imagery which has
portrayed Ireland as a woman and discusses the social function
of these stereotypes of Irish womanhood and their relationship to
the nationalist struggle and Irish women today.
MEDIA
VIDEO 2-834.
97. Mother Love
NY, NY: Carousel Films, 1960
1 film reel (26 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Shows Dr. Harry F. Harlow in his laboratory at the
University of Wisconsin as he studies the infant-mother
relationship. Using a large colony of new-born rhesus monkeys as
subjects, Dr. Harlow tests their reactions to a
variety of unusual and inanimate mother substitutes in order to
find the key to the bond between mother and child and to
understand the effects of denial of maternal love. He
demonstrates through these experiments that the single most
important factor is body contact.
MEDIA FILM 4-295.
98. Mountain Wolf Woman, 1884-1960
Directed by Jocelyn Riley Madison, WI: Her Own Words R
Prod, 1990
1 videocassette (17 min.), sd., col. w/b&w sequences, 1/2".
SUMMARY: History of the life of Mountain Wolf Woman as told
to Nancy Oestreich Lurie.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1565.
99. My Brilliant Career
Directed by Gill Armstrong
NY: Almi Cinema 5, 1979
3 film reels (101 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: A young woman seeks to live a life of personal and
intellectual independence in turn of the century
Australia.
MEDIA FILM 5-659 - 661.
100. My Life in Art
Berkeley, CA: Serious Business Co., 1968-74
1 film reel (32min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Five years in the life of the filmmaker, portrayed
in her films: Promise her anything but give her the
kitchen sink.
MEDIA FILM 4-268.
101. My Name is Oona
102.
s.l.: Serious Business Co., 1977
1 film reel (10 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: A poetic film about a girl child's growing awareness
of her identity and her femininity. The child's voice
repeats, "My name is Oona," throughout the film until it becomes
an incantation of self-realization.
MEDIA FILM 1-68.
Watertown, MA: Docu Educ Resources, 1979 2 film reels (58
min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: A compilation of footage of the !Kung people of
Nambia from 1951 through 1978. Focuses on the changes in
the life of these people as seen through the reflections of one
woman, N!ai.
MEDIA FILM 4-389 - 4-390 or
MEDIA VIDEO
2-2-1638.
103. Nana, Mom and Me
s.l.: New Day Films, 1974
1 film reel (47 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: The filmmaker, who is considering having a child,
examines the interrelationships between herself, her
mother, and her grandmother. Raises questions about the nature
of family relationships.
MEDIA FILM 6-35.
104. No Les Pedimos un Viaje a la Luna
Directed by Mari Carmen de Lara NY: First Run/Icarus Films,
1986
1 videocassette (58 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: The collapse of a Mexican dressmaking factory
during an earthquake causes the surviving dressmakers to
become more aware of their common bond. The unsafe working
conditions and exploitation by the factory owners are
highlighted by the tragedy of the quake, instigating the
dressmakers to form a union.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-726.
105. Not a Love Story
Directed by Bonnie Sherr Kline
s.l.:s.n.:1981
3 film reels (68 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w sequences, 16mm + 1
study guide.
SUMMARY: Examines the facts of pornography and assesses its
impact on society.
MEDIA FILM 4-436 - 4-438 or
MEDIA
VIDEO 2-1681.
106. Not One of the Boys
Directed by Rose Economu New Brunswick,NJ:Ctr. for Am. Woman
& Politics, 1984
1 videocassette (60 min.), sd., col., 3/4".
SUMMARY: Traces the influence and political campaigning of
women in the 1984 national election. Focuses on
Geralidne Ferraro and Mary Mochary.
MEDIA VIDEO 197.
107. Not Together Now: End of Marriage
s.l.: Polymorth Fils, 1975
1 film reel (25 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Sheldon and Barbara Renen in separate, informal
interviews talk about the breakup of their marriage, why
they had married, their perceptions of each other, their feelings
of separateness and being alone, and their
considerations for their three children. Emphasizes one woman's
experience of marriage and divorce.
MEDIA FILM 4-257.
108. Nyamakuta, the One Who Receive
Directed by Christopher Sheppard
s.l.:Filmmakers Library, 1989
1 videocassette (34 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Mai Mafuta is a nyamukuta -- a traditional midwife
in Zimbabwe. Half of all births in the developing
world are attended by women like her, without the help of modern
medicine. People seek her out because she is skillful,
compassionate, and because her grandmother was also a midwife.
English and Swahili w/ English subtitles.
MEDIA VIDEO
2-1247.
109. La Operacion
110.
Directed by Anna M. Garcia
NY: LaOperacion, 198-
1 film reel (40 min.), sd., col. w. b&w sequences, 16mm.
SUMMARY: As of 1980, Puerto Rico had the highest incidence of
female sterilization in the world. The film argues
that since the 1930's, the American government's efforts to
control the island's population by sterilizing its women,
has served the business interests of American corporations
located there.
MEDIA FILM 5-618.
Wilmette, IL: Films Inc., 1974
1 film reel (30 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: British art critic John Berger and a women's panel
discuss image of women in the traditional European oil
painting, and how these images have affected women's view of
themselves.
MEDIA FILM 4-445.
111. Phoebe
s.l.: National Film Board of Canada, 1964 1 film reel (28
min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Communicates a teen-age girl's feelings of
uncertainty, regret, and dismay when she realizes that she is
pregnant and must tell those nearest her about her predicament.
Shows how a young girl faces a problem of adult
dimensions.
MEDIA FILM 4-36
112. Physiological Responses of the Sexually Stimulated
Female in the Laboratory
s.l.: Focus International, Inc., 1974
1 film reel (15 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Demonstrates the variety of physiological changes
during sexual stimulation in the female.
MEDIA FILM
3-77 or 3-127 or
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1632.
113. Portrait of Teresa
Directed by Pastor Vega
NY: New Yorker Video, 1979
1 videocassette (103 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Perhaps the most controversial film yet from Cuba.
Teresa, a housewife and mother, works in a textile
factory. Her involvement in political and cultural groups incurs
the displeasure of her husband. The resulting
difficulty in their marriage is depicted with compassion and it
is the bond of sexual and emotional empathy which gives
the film its intensity and anguish.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1256.
114. Preconference on the Status of Women in
Librarianship
s.l.:s.n., 1974
2 videocassettes (55 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Excerpts from the proceedings: Preconference on the
Status of Women in Librarianship sponsored by the
American Library Association Social Responsibilities Round Table
Task Force on the Status of Women, Douglass College,
Rutgers University, July, 1974, with commentary by Renee
Feinberg.
DOUGLASS VIDEO 38 - 39.
115. Quel Numero?
Directed by S. Bissonnette
s.l.: s.n., 1985
2 film reels (60 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Shows the inpact of technology, especially
computers, in the workplace. Different individuals discuss the
struggle with technological changes in the workplace. Shows how
speed and production have become the major goals in the
workplace.
MEDIA FILM 5-720 - 5-721.
116. Quilts in Women's Lives
117.
Directed by Pat Ferrero
US: New Day Films, 1980
1 film reel (28 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Through interviews with six women quiltmakers, the
film shows not only the art and craft of quiltmaking but
also the wide range of meaning and value attached to quilts.
MEDIA FILM 4-375.
s.l.:American Documentary Films, 1968
1 film reel (23 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: A Radcliffe student discusses her radicalization,
both on campus in the early stages of the SDS movement,
and during anti-poverty work, speaking also of racism in America
and the crippled condition of women.
MEDIA FILM 3-27.
118. Rape Culture
Cambridge, MA: Cmbrdge Docu Films, 1983
1 film reel (35 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Considers the phenomenon of rape in relation to the
cultural and social forces that produce rapists and
rape victims. Includes the opinions of convicted rapists, rape
crisis center workers, and others associated with the
problem.
MEDIA FILM 4-411.
119. Rastafari: Conversations Concerning Women
Directed by Renee Romano New Haven, CT: Eye in I Filmworks,
1985
1 videocassette (60 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Focuses on Rastafari women and their position in the
Movement. Presents a rendition of Rastafari
viewpoints on the role of women. DOUGLASS VIDEO 46.
120. Reassemblage
Directed by Trinh T. Minh-ha
Wyckoff, NJ: Women Make Movies, 1982
1 film reel (40 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Women are the focus, but not the object of Trinh T.
Minh-ha's influential first film. Through a
complicity of interaction between the film and the spectator,
Reassemblage reflects on documentary filmmaking and the
ethnographic representation of cultures.
MEDIA FILM 5-710.
121. Reflections
Oakland, CA: Serious Business Co, 1977
1 film reel or 1 videocassette (15min.), sd., col. and b&w,
16mm/1/2".
SUMMARY: A short film that explores the representation of
women through art. It deals with the exploitation of
women, the politics of beauty, and women's liberation. It
explores such issues as: Does beauty bring happiness? Does a
relationship with a man necessarily mean happiness? Does being
liberated mean being ugly?
MEDIA FILM 3-132 or
MEDIA
VIDEO 2-931.
122. Regarding Ourselves: A History of Women in Social Work
NY: Nat. Assn. of Social Workers, 1977
1 filmstrip (129 fr./25min.), sepia, 35mm + 1 sound cassette + 1
script.
SUMMARY: Contributions to the field of social work by 21
women are examined. Their contributions are highlighted
against an historical background of social conditions and roles
of women in the United States since before the Civil War
and incorporating the major issues and trends in social work
practice. KILMER AV KIT 399.
123. Regarding Ourselves: Women in Social Work
NY: ANS International Video, Ltd., 1986 1 videocassette
(45 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w sequences, 1/2".
SUMMARY: A history of social work in America from the late
nineteenth century to the present, and the central role
that women have played in that history. Outlines the
contributions that such outstanding women social workers as Jane
Adams, Jane Hudson, Mary Richmond and Bertha Reynolds have made
in the fight against such social ills as poverty,
homelessness, child labor, etc. Stresses the need to greater
participation by women in top leadership and management
positions in the profession at present.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-988.
124. Responses to Discriminatory Behavior
Newton,MA:Women's Educ.Equity Act Publ Ctr., 197-
1 filmstrip (42 fr.), col., 35mm + sound cassette.
SUMMARY: Presents discriminatory situations encountered by
women in higher education and three possible resolution
techniques (avoidance of confrontation, situation-oriented
confrontation, and issue-oriented confrontation.)
MEDIA AV
KIT 111.
125. Rethinking Rape
Directed by Jeanne LePage
Big Sur: J.M LePage, 1986
1 videocassette (26 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: An in-depth look at "acquaintance rape" and its
social causes. Six persons of varying backgrounds,
including a rape survivor, a social psychologist, and a male
college student who nearly raped a good friend, share their
personal experiences, research, and insights on this topic.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1276.
126. Right Out of History
127.
Directed by Thom Tyson
NY: Phoenix Films, 1980
2 film reels (75 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Follows the creation of the Dinner party, a
monumental artistic tribute to women of achievement throughout
history. The exhibit consists chiefly of painted ceramics and
needlework.
MEDIA FILM 5-510 - 5-511.
Directed by Herbert Biberman
s.l.: Independent Prod. Corp., 197-
3 film reels (94 min.), sd., b&W, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Semi-documentary of a year-long strike of
Mexican-American zinc miners in New Mexico. Explores the issues:
men against bosses, wives against husbands, and Mexican-American
workers against more affluent "Anglos".
MEDIA FILM
5-239 - 5-241.
128. Satir, Virginia M.: A Therapist and Her Therapy
Brookline MA: Boston Family Inst, 1976
1 videocassette (60 min.), sd., col., 3/4".
SUMMARY: Focuses on methods and techniques employed by
family therapist, Virginia Satir, to deal with problems and
define the relationships between two sisters and their parents.
MEDIA VIDEO 49.
129. Sewing Woman
Directed by Arthur Dong
San Francisco, CA: A.E.Dong, 1982
1 film reel (14 min.), sd., b&W. 16mm + 1 study guide.
SUMMARY: Tells the story of one woman's determination to
leave war-torn China and build a new life in the United
States. Based on the life of Zem Ping Dong who worked in sewing
factories for over thirty years.
MEDIA FILM 2-56.
130. Sexual Harrassment on the Job
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1987
1 videocassette (28 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Phil Donahue discusses sexual harrassment in the
work place with guests, Karen Sauvigne and Susan Meyer.
Members of the audience present examples of such harrassment.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-453.
131. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Irvine, CA: Concept Media, 1984
5 filmstrips, col., 35mm + 5 sound cassettes (113 min.), + 1
instructor's manual.
SUMMARY: Covers the sequelae of pelvic inflammatory disease,
including infertility, tubal pregnancies, and surgery;
the effects of sexually transmitted diseases on the fetus and
newborn; symptoms, diagnostic tests, syndromes
attributable to sexually transmitted diseases; and techniques for
interviewing the patient and improving patient
education. DOUGLASS AV KIT 122.
132. Shoulder to Shoulder
Alexandria, VA: PBS Video, 1988
6 videocassettes (58 min. ea.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: A drama series in which are reenacted many of the
important events of the women's suffrage movement in
turn-of-the-century England. Follows the members of the
Pankhurst family and their influence on women's civil and
political rights.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-781 - 2-786.
133. Silent Pioneers
Directed by Lucy Winer
NY: Filmakers Library, Inc., 1984
1 film reel (43 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: A documentary on senior citizen homosexuals and how
they survived with the social pressures of their day.
Includes interviews and a look at services available to senior
gays in cities around the United States. N.J
HUMANITIES.
134. Simone de Beauvoir
Directed by J. Dayan & M. Robowska
NY: Intermam Video Classics, 1989
1 videocassette (110 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: A unique opportunity to get to know de Beauvoir as
she speaks candidly about her relationship with Sartre,
her friendship with Camus, the evolution of her political views,
her sympathy with the student revolution of 1968, as
well as her views on feminism, abortion, sexual fidelity, aging,
and death.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-843
135. So Many Lives
Directed by Tatiana Gaviola
NY: Women Make Movies, 1984
1 videocassette (26 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: A community of poor and woking class women speak
about their concerns -- the difficult realities of daily
life, including abusive relationships, children, and welfare.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-724
136. Song of Ceylon
Directed by L. Jayamanne
NY, NY: Women Make Movies, 1985
1 film reel (51 min.), sd. col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: This remarkable film is a formally rigorous,
visually stunning and creative study of colonialism, gender,
and the body. Its title echoes the classic 1934 British
documentary the Song of Ceylon, and evokes a name erased from
the map of the world, for Ceylon was officially renamed Sri Lanka
in 1972.
MEDIA FILM 6-171.
137. Some Women of Marrakech
Directed by Melissa L. Davies
London: Granada TV Intn'l, 1976
1 film reel (60 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Explores the lives of women in Morrocan society.
Looks at their interests, their isolation, the part
religion plays in their lives, and the effects of change on their
experiences.
MEDIA FILM 6-98.
138. Stay With Me
Directed by Ellen Roe Anthony
Minn., MN: U of MN, AV Lib. Svc., 1982
1 videocassette (28 min.), sd., col.,3/4".
SUMMARY: A vignette of political power and its process and of
the special relationship between an elected official
and the people she represents, this profile of Karen Clark
follows the 36 year old community activist during her
campaign for state representative from Minneapolis and her active
initial months as a new legislator in the Minnesota
House of Representatives.
MEDIA VIDEO 99.
139. Stella Dallas
Directed by King Vidor
Mt. Vernon, NY: Macmillan Films, 1938
3 film reels or 1 videocassette (105 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.1/2".
SUMMARY: A mother sacrifices everything for her daughter's
happiness and eventually gives up the girl for her own
good.
MEDIA FILM 5-399 - 5-401 or
MEDIA VIDEO 2-90.
140. Still Killing Us Softly
Directed by Margaret Lazarus
Cambridge, MA: Camb Docu Films, 1987
1 videocassette (30 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Jean Kilbourne delivers a lecture at Harvard
University on the portrayal of women in advertising and the
effects it has on women and their self-image.
MEDIA VIDEO
2-1278.
141. Surfacing
Directed by Claude Jutra
Los Angeles, CA: Media Home Ent., 1984
1 videocassette (90 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: A young woman and her companions set out to look for
her lost father in the hostile northern wilderness.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-69.
142. Sync Touch
Directed by Barbara Hammer
NY: Goddess Films, 1981
1 film reel (10 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: An experimental film focusing on "touch". Explores
in macrolens tha corpuscles of the skin and connects
the neglected tactile quality of the film medium itself through a
variety of ways of "touching" and "seeing" film.
MEDIA FILM 1-89.
143. Sylvia, Fran and Joy
144.
s.l.: Churchill Films, 1973
1 film reel (25 min.) + study guide, sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Three young women voice their feelings about the
role of wife - mother - housekeeper: Sylvia, who shares
responsibilities with her husband; Fran, in transition; and Joy,
the traditionalist.
MEDIA FILM 4-168.
SUMMARY: Documents the development of the women's health
movement. Shows how women are learning self-help
treatments for simple health problems, and tells how many women
are turning to women's health groups for advice and
treatment.
MEDIA FILM 4-207 or
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1670.
145. Tale of O
Cambridge, MA: Goodmeasure, 1979
1 videocassette (27 min.), sd., col., 3/4".
SUMMARY: Using animation, explores the consequences of token
representation in any group. Looks at what happens to
any new and different kind of person in a work group and how the
situation can be managed.
MEDIA VIDEO 41.
146. Taming of the Shrew
NY: Time Life Video, 1980
3 videocassettes (127 min.), sd., col., 3/4".
SUMMARY: A dramatization of Shakespeare's play, The Taming of
the Shrew.
MEDIA VIDEO 141-143.
147. Therapist and Her Therapy - see Satir, Virginia M.: A Therapist and Her Therapy
148. Three Approached to Psychotherapy II
Orange, CA: Psychological Films, 1977
1 film reel (48 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Psychologist Carl Rogers explains client-centered
therapy and demonstrates his technique during an
interview with client Kathy. Afterwards, he evaluates the
session.
MEDIA FILM 5-519.
149. Thriller
Directed by Sally Potter
Oakland, CA: Serious Business Co., 1979
1 film reel (35 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: An experimental film which asserts that the fare of
women in 19th centrury are forms, typified by the
character Mimi in the opera LaBoheme, was a requirement of
dramatic conventions suited to a patriarchal social order.
MEDIA FILM 4-382.
150. To A Safer Place
Directed by Beverly Schaffer
Canada: National Film Board of Canada, 1987
2 film reels (58 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Incest victim Shirley Turcotte comes to terms with
her life as a survivor. Reveals the deep psychic wounds
inflicted on victims of incest and encourages them to break the
silence as the first step to recovery.
MEDIA FILM
4-519 - 4-520.
151. Tongues Untied
152.
Directed by Marlon Riggs
San Francisco, CA: Frameline, 1989
1 videocassette (55 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w sequences, 1/2".
SUMMARY: This is the acclaimed account of gay Black life by
Emmy-award winning director Marlon Riggs. Using poetry,
personal testimony, rap and performance, tongues Untied describes
the homophobis and racism that confront Black gay men.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1187.
Directed by J. Reichert, J. Klein, & M. Mogulescu
Franklin
Lakes, NJ: New Day Films, 1976
1 film reel (50 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: The life stories of of 3 Chicago area women, now in
their 60's, who rose from the rank and file to become
union organizers in the 30's. The stories are interspersed with
archival footage, still photographs, and union songs of
the 30's.
MEDIA FILM 6-52.
153. Unmarried Woman
Directed by Paul Mazursky Farmington Hills, MI: CBS/Fox
Video, 1985 1 videocassette (124 min.), sd., col.,
1/2".
SUMMARY: Story of a woman rebuilding her life socially and
emotionally after her seventeen year marriage ends in
divorce.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-857.
154. A Veiled Revolution
Directed by Marilyn Gaunt NY: Icarus Films, 1982
1 film reel (26 min.), sd., col. w. b&w sequences, 16mm.
SUMMARY: The film explores the different facets of the new
veiling recently growing up among modern Egyptian women.
Through interviews with women in different walks of life, the
film raises questions about the meaning of the veil, a
complex symbol for Arabic women, and the importance of dress.
MEDIA FILM 4-410.
155. Visions of the Spirit: A Portrait of Alice Walker
NY: Women Make Movies, 1988
1 videocassette (58 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Explores the roots of Pulitzer Prize winning author
Alice Walker's Southern Black feminist consciousness
through in-depth conversations with the writer and members of her
family.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-712.
156. Vivre Sa Vie
Directed by Jean Luc Godard
Minn.MN: Festival Films, 198-
2 film reels (85 min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: A tale of the far from happy experiences of a young
Parisian prostitute.
MEDIA FILM 5-683 - 5-684.
157. Voices and Visions
158.
NY: NY Ctr. for Visual History, 1988
13 videocassettes (60 min. ea.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Presents the lives and poetry of 13 American poets:
Elizabeth Bishop, Hart Crane, Emily Dickinson, T.S.
Eliot, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Robert Lowell, Marianne
Moore, Sylvia Plath, Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens, Walt
Whitman, and William Carlos Williams. Originally broadcast on
PBS.
MEDIA VIDEOS 2-505 - 517.
Directed by Jenai Lane
Santa Cruz, CA: Media Watch
1 videocassette (38 min.)sd., col., w/ b&w sequences, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Exposes the dangers of media models that glamorize
violence, fear and hatred between the sexes. This video
encourages the life-affirming tendencies in both genders. Images
of commercials, Madonna, Pee Wee Herman, MTV, and
media protestors are woven together to create a humorous, yet
sobering look at sexism in the 90's.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-1654.
159. We Are Ourselves
San Francisco, CA: Multi Media Res Cntr, 1976
1 film reel (15 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Two Lesbians discuss their relationship and their
sexual orientation. Explicitly sexual sequences show
them making love.
MEDIA FILM 2-33.
160. What Could You Do With a Nickel?
NY: First Run Features, 1981
1 film reel (26 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w sequences, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Follows the efforts of Black and Hispanic
housekeepers to organize the country's first legally recognized
union for domestic workers in the South Bronx in 1977.
MEDIA
FILM 4-449.
161. Who Remembers Mama?
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX: Media Projects, 1978 1 film reel or 1
videocassette (59 min.), sd., col., 16mm or 3/4".
SUMMARY: Considers the plight of an older middle-class woman
as she faces life after divorce with little financial,
legal, or social protection. Outlines some potential legislative
solutions, which seek to provide self-help programs of
counseling and job creation as well as a redistribution of social
securtiy benefits.
MEDIA FILM 6-124 or ALEX VIDEO
48.
162. The Willmar 8
Directed by Lee Grant
San Francisco:CA: California Newsreel, 1979
1 film reel (55 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Follows the efforts of eight women bank employees in
the small town of Willmar, MN, who go on strike for
almost two years to obtain equal rights as women workers.
MEDIA FILM 6-86.
163. Windows on Women
Directed by Michael Mennes
Washington, D.C.: S. Singer Prod., 1985 1 videocassette
(60 min.), sd., col., 3/4".
SUMMARY: Using clips from television programs presented on
PBS over the past ten years, host Ruby Dee discusses what
has happened in women's struggle to break into the world of men.
Points out how a male-oriented society shapes women's
views of themselves in every aspect of life and focuses on the
extraordinary social revolution that is taking place
today as women still seek equality. N.J. HUMANITIES.
164. With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women's
Emergency BrigadeFranklin Lakes, NJ: New Day Films, 1978
1 film reel (45 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Describes the role of women in the General Motors
sit-down strike, 1936-37, especially the formation,
success and subsequent disbanding of the Women's Emergency
Brigade. Included interviews with several Brigade members as
they met on the fortieth anniversary of the strike, and newsreel
sequences of the events discussed.
MEDIA FILM 6-64.
165. The Wobblies
NY,NY: First Run Features, 1979
2 film reels (89 min.), sd., col. w. b&w sequences, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Presents the history of the American branch of the
I.W.W, (Industrial Workers of the World) from its
inception through its demise, using interviews, film clips,
still, cartoons, and newspaper headlines.
MEDIA FILM 6-84 -
85.
166. A Woman's Place
Schloat Productions, 1974
1 Filmstrip w/ guide. (51 min.). Includes frames on images,
biology and destiny, myths and the women's movement.
KILMER AV KIT 346.
167. A Woman's Place Is In the House
Boston: WGBH-TV, 1975
1 film reel (28 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Film portrayal of Elaine Noble, first woman and
first self-avowed Lesbian elected to the Massachusetts
legislature. Shows the political and personal problems Ms. Noble
faced as a public figure.
MEDIA FILM 4-282.
168. The Women
Directed by George Cukor
NY: MGM/UA Home Video, 1984
1 videocassette (133 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: Comedy film about women and their relationships to
each other as they compete for men. DOUGLASS VIDEO 52
or
MEDIA VIDEO 2-70.
169. Women and the Law
Philadelphia, PA: Whitlock Prod, 1974
14 videocassettes, sd., col., 3/4" & bibliographies.
SUMMARY: An in-depth study of women and the law providing an
historic overview, examples of specific treatment and
control of women by the legal system, an examination of law and
social policy as these relate to women, and a
discussion. DOUGLASS VIDEOS 7 - 20.
170. Women of Russia
International Film Foundation, 1968
1 film reel (12 min.), sd., col., 16mm
SUMMARY: Shows the role of Russian women in Soviet life.
MEDIA FILM 2-16.
171. Women of Summer
Directed by Suzanne Bauman
NY: Filmakers Library, 1985
1 film reel (60 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Weaves together oral histories, unearthed diaries
and letters to reconstruct an educational experiment of
the 1920's and 30's in which women from the mills and factories
went to Bryn Mawr College for a special summer session.
MEDIA FILM 6-118.
172. Women on the March
s.l.: National Film Board of Canada, 1958 1 film reel (30
min.), sd., b&w, 16mm.
SUMMARY: Records the tempertous struggle for equal rights
that has characterized the suffragette movement since it
began in England before the turn of the century, explaining that
the movement thrived on imprisonment, martyrdom and
exile, and soon caught the attention of the world. Includes
views of women who have contributed to the suffragette
movement.
MEDIA FILM 4-65.
173. Women's Liberation [Game]
Sun Valley, CA: EduGame, 1974
7 leaves in folder w/ teacher's guide. A creative classroom
activity. DOUGLASS AV KIT 61.
174. Women's Liberation
n.l.: ABC Media Concepts, 1971
1 film reel (23 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Examines goals and methods of various groups within
the Women's Liberation Movement, pointing out their
similarities and differences. Shows women of moderate
professional organizations, as well as representative of radical
extremist factions. Features Marlene Sanders, Birch Bayh, and
Betty Friedan.
MEDIA FILM 4-170.
175. Women's Magazines Today
Minneapolis, MN: Vis-Com, 19--
55 slides w/ script, b&w.
SUMMARY: Surveys women's magazines, categorizing them into
four groups: traditional, fashion, sex, and feminist.
KILMER SLIDE 59.
176. Women's Work: America 1620-1920
Schloat Productions, 1974
Filmstrip w/ guide.
SUMMARY: Gives the history of women's rights from colonial
times through the 1920's showing diverse roles occupied
by women and women's fight for equality with men. KILMER AV KIT
345.
177. Woo Who?
Directed by Amalie Rothschild
NY: NYU Inst. of Film & TV, 1969
1 film reel (33 min.), si., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: A documentary portrait of the artist May Wilson, who
left her home in rural Maryland at age sixty and moved
to New york City to establish a new life.
MEDIA FILM 4-169.
178. Word Is Out
NY: New Yorker Films, 1977
1 film reel (45 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Interviews lesbians and gay men from different
backgrounds and discusses how they deal with their sexuality
and with society's attitude towards them.
MEDIA FILM 5-471.
179. Working for Your Life
180.
Berkeley, CA: LOHP Films, 1979
1 film reel (57 min.), sd., col., 16mm.
SUMMARY: Filmed in 40 different workplaces encompassing both
jobs traditionally held by women and jobs into which
women are beginning to move, women speak about the health and
safety problems they face at work. Features women who are
actively fighting to improve working conditions.
MEDIA FILM
6-76.
Directed by Barbra Streisand
Farmington Hills, MI: CBS/Fox Video, 1983
1 videocassette (134 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Yentl is the daughter of a kindly scholar, a man
able to instill in his daughter a love of learning as deep
as his own. In turn of the century Eastern Europe, however,
women are denied higher education. Yentl disguises herself
as a young man in order to gain entrance to a Yeshiva, an
orthodox Jewish school.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-56.
181. You May Call Her Madam Secretary
West Tisbury, MA: Vineyard Video Prod., 1987
1 videocassette (58 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w sequences, 1/2".
SUMMARY: This documentary discusses the life and work of
Frances Perkins, who served as Secretary of Labor during
the New Deal and sponsored innovative programs and legislation
such as the Social Security Act, Minimum Wage law and the
National Recovery Act. Using a blend of narration, quotation and
re-enactments, the program presents a complex portrait
of America's first woman Cabinet member. The program follows the
development of Perkins' ideas and accomplishments in
her roles as social worker, labor reformer, lobbyist, feminist
and administrator. DOUGLASS VIDEO 77.
182. Your Pelvic and Breast Examination
Northfield, IL: Perennial Education, 1975
1 film reel (12 min.), sd., col., 16mm + guide.
SUMMARY: Demonstrates through live photography the actual
pelvic and breast examination of a young woman,
emphasizing how necessary it is for women to understand their own
bodies.
MEDIA FILM 2-28.
183. Une Affaire de Femmes/ Story of Women
Directed by Claude Chabrol
NY: New Yorker Video, 1992
1 videocassette (110 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: A beautiful and childish woman's life is changed
when she performs an abortion for a distraught neighbor.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2653.
184. The Art of Navajo Weaving
Cortez, CO: INTERpark, 1987
1 videocassette (56 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w seq. 1/2".
SUMMARY: Features two complete programs. The first, The Art
of Navajo weaving, beautifully documents the state of
Navajo weaving, looking at its origins and, through a visit with
a contemporary weaving family, its current state. It
features Isabel and Geanita John, award winning pictorial
weavers. The second program is an interesting and educational
tour through the Durango Collection, the most complete private
collection of Navajo and Southwestern weaving in the
world. The collection is presented as it was seen in a recent
exhibition at the Denver Museum of Natural History.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2647.
185. 'Atalyah / Atilia
Directed by Akiva Tevet
Teaneck, NJ: Ergo Media, 1992
1 videocassette (90 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In Hebrew with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: Depicts the relationship between a 40 year old war
widow and an 18 year old man who has been rejected form
the Israeli army for health reasons. Set on an Israeli kibbutz
in 1873, when Israel is on the brink of war.
MEDIA
VIDEO 2-2664.
186. The Ballad of Narayama
Directed by Shohei Imamura
Chicago, IL: Home Vision, 1988
1 videocassette (129 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In Japanese with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: The story of a loving son in an impoverished region
who must follow the cruel custom of abandoning his
mother to the mountain gods as she turns seventy.
MEDIA
VIDEO 2-2650.
187. The Ballad of Little Jo
Directed by Maggie Greenwald
s.l.: New Line Home Video, 1994
1 videocassette (124 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: A woman discovers that the Wild West is no place of
a lady -- unless she's disguised as a man.
MEDIA VIDEO
2-2640.
188. The Bigamist
Directed by Ida Lupino
s.l.: Matinee Classics, 199-
1 videocassette (80 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2".
SUMMARY: A travelling salesman from San Francisco marries
another woman in Los Angeles, without revealing to her
that he was already married.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2658.
189. Die Bitteren Tranen der Petra von Kant / The Bitter
Tears of Petra von Kant
NY: New Yorker video, 1991
1 videocassette (124 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In German with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: The story deals with the shifting power
relationships among three women: a successful fashion designer,
her
contented assistant and a sultry model.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2642.
190. Die Bleierne Zeit / Marianne and Julianne
NY: New Yorker Video, 1994
1 videocassette (103 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w seq., 1/2". In
German with English subtitles.
SUMMARY: The focus of this moving film is the relationship,
emotional and psychological, between two sisters and it
is based on a true story. The details of the personalities of
the two main characters and their development parallels
the personal history of the Ensslin sisters: Gudrun (Marianne in
the film) was imprisoned as a terrorist in the
Stammheim prison, where she died, supposedly a suicide, in the
fall of 1977; Christiane (Julianne in the film) worked
for some time as a editor of a woman's magazine, "Emma," and was
determined to prove that her sister did not kill
herself.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2646.
191. Le Boucher
Directed by Claude Chabrol
s.l.: Brinter/Artedis, 1992
1 videocassette (90 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In French with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: In a provincial French town, a sophisticated
schoolmistress avoids attachments but strikes up a congenial
friendship with the charmingly passionate local butcher, a
veteran of Indochina. As a serial killer spreads terror
throughout the countryside, the effort of these two people to
come back from their emotional islands to some kind of
mutual understanding and reality builds from oblique tenderness
and humor to shattering tragedy.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2655.
192. The Commissar
Directed by Alexander Askoldov
NY: International Film Exchange, 1988
1 videocassette (105 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2". In Russian with
English subtites.
SUMMARY: In this drama set against the Russian Civil War, a
tough Red Army commander's military career is disrupted
by an unwanted pregnancy. Forced to stay with a poor Jewish
family until her child is born, she finds herself
transformed by the warmth and compassion of her hosts. She must
ultimately decide whether to rejoin her troops or stay
with her child.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2643.
193. Czloweik z marmuru / Man of marble
Directed by Andrzej Wajda
NY: New Yorker Video, 1990
1 videocassette (160 min.), sd., col.w/ b&w seq., 1/2". In
Polish with English subtitles.
SUMMARY: the man of marble takes the form of an investigation
into a man's life through recollections of several
characters. A filmmaker uncovers the explosive facts behind a
once-celebrated worker's elevation to "stardom" his
subsequent downfall and disgrace and his eventual disappearance.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2645.
194. Eltavozott nap / The girl
NY: Kino on Video, 1987
1 videocassette (89 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2". In Hungarian with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: A young woman leaves a state orphanage to find her
mother. The two are reunited, but discover a wide gulf
in their sexual and social roles, dividing them on a whole new
level.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2651.
195. Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
Directed by Leslie Harris
Van Nuys, CA: Live Home
Video, 1993
1 videocassette (96 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Drama about a teenager coping with life in the
projects and sustained by her fierce desire to go to college
to become a doctor.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2644.
196. Maria-nap / Maria's Day
Directed by Judit Elek
Chicago, IL: Facets Video, 1989
1 videocassette (113 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In Hungarian with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: An aristocratic family whose present cannot live up
to its past must face an inevitable tragedy.
MEDIA
VIDEO 2-2665.
197. Menschenfrauen / Humanwoman
Directed by Valie Export
Chicago, IL: Facets Video, 1989
1 videocassette (100 min.), sd., col. w/ b&w seq., 1/2". In
German with English subtitles.
SUMMARY: Four women are either married to, pregnant by or in
other ways attached to one man who, for a long time,
gets understanding until, in the end, the four women revolt
against him.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2669.
198. Mirch Masala / Spices
Directed by Ketan Mehta
NY: Mystic Fire Video, 1990
1 videocassette (98 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In Hindi with English
subtitles.
SUMMARY: Set in the 1940's, this film explores an Indian
community's reaction to an oppressed, impoverished woman's
plight involving British colony tax collectors.
MEDIA VIDEO
2-2662.
199. Nara livet / Brink of Life
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Sandy Hook, CT: Video Yesteryear, 1983
1 videocassette (82 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2". In Swedish with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: Set in a maternity ward and taking place in one 24
hour period, this drama focuses on three women. One has
a miscarriage, one loses her baby at childbirth, and the third at
first wants to have an abortion.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2652.
200. No Regrets in My Youth
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Chicago, IL: Facets, 198-
1 videocassette (110 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2". In Japanese with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: An epic drama of feminists self-discovery set
against the unlikely backdrop of militarist Japanese society.
An idealistic young woman moves in with one of her father's
students, a rebel who is executed as a spy. Renouncing
society, she takes his ashes to the farming village of his
parents, and remains there, working the land.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-
2661,
201. One Sings, the Other Doesn't
Directed by Agnes Varda
s.l.: Axon Video, 1989
1 videocassette (105 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In French with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: follows the lives and friendships of two women over
a period of 14 years as each seeks to control her
destiny and find contentment.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2668 and
MEDIA FILM 5-636,637,638.
202. Orokbefogadas / Adoption
Directed by Marta Meszaros
NY: Kino on Video, 1987
1 videocassette (89 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2". In Hungarian with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: Approaching 43, Kati wants a child, but her married
lover won't agree. So it falls to young Anna, her
newfound friend, to help Kati make the decision to adopt a child
and learn to love and survive.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2663.
203. Outremer / Overseas
Directed by Brigitte Rouan
NY: Fox Lorber Home Video, 1992
1 videocassette (96 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In French with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: For three beautiful sister, the lush and privileged
life of French colonial Algeria creates an oasis in the
center of a harsh desert when revolution and dramatic social
change erupts around them.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2667.
204. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Directed by Ronald Neame
NY: CBS Fox Video, 1990
1 videocassette (116 min.), sd., col., 1/2".
SUMMARY: Story of an eccentric teacher in an all-girls school
in Edinburgh during the 1930's.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2666.
205. Riso amaro / Bitter Rice
Directed by Giuseppe de Santis
Chicago, IL: Facets Multimedia, 198-
1 videocassette (108 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2". In Italian with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: In the rice fields of the Italian Po Valley a thief
on the run meets a girls who tries to steal his loot.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2649.
206. Saikaku ichidai onna / Life of Oharu
Directed by Kenju Mizoguchi
Chicago, IL: Facets Video, 199-
1 videocassette (136 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2". In Japanese with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: In 17th century Japan, a samurai's daughter, Oharu,
falls in love with a petty noble. Caught together, the
man is beheaded and Oharu and her family are exiled. After
enduring further misfortunes as a concubine, an courtesan,
wife and prostitute, Oharu becomes a mendicant nun in her old
age.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2670.
207. Sofie
Directed by Liv Ullmann
s.l.: Arrow Video, 1994
1 videocassette (145 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In Danish with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: Sofie is the only daughter of a late 19th century
jewish family in Denmark who finds herself bound to
traditions that clash with the temptations of her heart.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2656.
208. Song of the Exile
Directed by Ann Hui
NY: Kino on Video, 1991
1 videocassette (100 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In Mandarin,
Japanese and English with English and Japanese subtitles.
SUMMARY: Hueyin Cheung returns home to attend her sister's
wedding but quickly finds herself at social and emotional
odds with her mother.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2657.
209.. De Stilte rond Christine M./ A question of
silence
NY: First Run Features Home Video, 199-
1 videocassette (97 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In Dutch with English
subtitles.
SUMMARY: A female psychiatrist is appointed by a judge to
evaluate three women who, strangers to each other, have
each confessed to the murder of the same man. Their rage toward
and hatred of their male-dominated society is gradually
understood by the psychiatrist, who begins to question her own
nature.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2659.
210. Street of Shame
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Chicago, IL: Facets, 198-
1 videocassette (86 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2". In Japanese with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: Set in 1955, the film examines the dreams and
problems of the prostitutes living in one Tokyo brothel.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2660.
211. Stromboli: terra di Dio / Land of God
Directed by Roberto Rossellini
Los Angeles,CA: Connoisseur Video, 1991
1 videocassette (107 min.), sd., b&w, 1/2". In Italian with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: A Lithuanian refugee girl marries a poor Sicilian
fisherman to escape internment in post-war Italy, but
fins herself imprisoned by the primitive and rigidly traditional
society when the couple moves to a desert island.
MEDIA VIDEO 2-2654.
212. Sur la terre come au ciel / Between Heaven and
Earth
s.l.: Arrow Video, 1994
1 videocassette (80 min.), sd., col., 1/2". In French with
English subtitles.
SUMMARY: A pregnant woman tries to convince her unborn child
that life on earth is worth living.
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New Brunswick, Newark and Camden. Films and videotapes may be
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Facilities for group or individual viewing are available at the
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