The Song of the Shirt
1979
United Kingdom
135 minutes
English
A surprising film on women’s work in 19th-century London. This feminist narrative about the origins of the Welfare State takes the form of a many-layered documentary, based on multiple screens, the projection of texts and images and a distanced style of acting. Alternating information, epochs and places reveals the specific contradictions of the labour market and produces a reinvention of women’s past.
Production :
Sue Clayton; British Film Institute; Film and History Project, Royal College of Art, Polytechnic of Central London, Cinema Action, Greate; Arts Council of Great Britain
Sue Clayton; British Film Institute; Film and History Project, Royal College of Art, Polytechnic of Central London, Cinema Action, Greate; Arts Council of Great Britain
Editing :
Fran McLean
Fran McLean
Sound :
John Anderton; Alan Abel
John Anderton; Alan Abel
Photography :
Jonathan Collinson; Anne Cottringer; Ieuan Morris; Andy Murrow
Jonathan Collinson; Anne Cottringer; Ieuan Morris; Andy Murrow
Music :
Lindsay Cooper
Lindsay Cooper
Cast :
Martha Gibson; Geraldine Pilgrim; Anna McNiff; Liz Myers; Jill Greenhalgh; Sally Cranfield; Paul Bentall; Fraser Cains; Gale Burns; Martin Thom; Edward Clayton; Tony Maples
Martha Gibson; Geraldine Pilgrim; Anna McNiff; Liz Myers; Jill Greenhalgh; Sally Cranfield; Paul Bentall; Fraser Cains; Gale Burns; Martin Thom; Edward Clayton; Tony Maples
Screenplay :
Sue Clayton; Jonathan Curling
Sue Clayton; Jonathan Curling
Copy Contact :
British Film Institute
British Film Institute
