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Director: Jan Worth
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From Time Out Film Guide
This examines contradictory male attitudes to women as they affect a researcher, a prostitute and a switchboard operator. Documentary evidence and fictionalised scenes are interwoven to produce a daunting picture of incomprehension and abuse. But in its apparent determination to be non-didactic, the film ends up a victim of its own honesty, constantly undercutting its arguments. Nevertheless, if it ultimately bites off rather more than it can chew, there are plenty of incidental pleasures along the way; not least Worth's sharp eye for absurdity, and her resolve to forge a style of British political cinema that is daring and informative as well as entertaining.Author: JP
Cast & crew
Director: Jan Worth
Producer: Jill Pack
Cast: Sandy Ratcliff, Bernice Stegers, Lynne Worth, Paul Copley, Nick Ellsworth, Richard Tolan full cast
Duration: 75 mins
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