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For Love or Money (1983)
Director: Megan McMurchy, Jeni Thornley
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Documentaries probably don't come more ambitious than this: co-produced by an Australian women's collective, its subject matter is little less than a feminist analysis of Australian women's fortunes in (and out of) the work force - where Australian includes Aborigine and migrant women - across a 200-year sweep from the arrival of the first women convicts to the present day. To document this huge and diverse subject, the film-makers use a dense montage of footage - archive material, clips from feature films, TV ads, even donated home movies - which is complemented or ironically counterpointed with a medley of narrative voices and incidental music. In more crudely didactic hands, the material could have been unpalatable, but agile editing, some grimly humorous footage, and a prevailing sense of conviction keep it moving along, while the strength of the analysis it develops justifies its exhausting means.Author: HH
Cast & crew
Director: Megan McMurchy, Jeni Thornley
Producer: Megan McMurchy, Margot Oliver, Jeni Thornley
Cast: Jane Clifton, Diane Craig, Nick Enright, Vivienne Garrett full cast
Genre(s): Comedy, Documentaries
Duration: 109 mins
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