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Rosie the Riveter (1944)

06 Nov

75m; US
Director: Joseph Santley
Writers: Dorothy Curnow Handley (story), Jack Townley (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
Stars: Jane Frazee, Frank Albertson and Barbara Jo Allen

In wartime 1944 in California,defense plant workers Rosalind “Rosie” Warren and her friend Vera Watson must share, on a rotating schedule, the town’s last available rental-room with Charlie Doran and Kelly Kennedy, who work the other shift at the plant. The landlady, Grandma Quill , also has her grandchildren, Buzz Prouty and Mabel Prouty , and her daughter Stella Prouty —who is on the outs with her husband Clem —living with her. Rosie doesn’t tell her fiancé, Wayne Calhoun, about the living arrangements, and is also plotting with Vera to re-unite the Proutys. Rosie pawns the engagement ring Wayne gave her for money for Clem and Stella. Rosie and Charlie fall in love and get their picture in the paper. Wayne huffingly breaks the engagement and wants his ring returned. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net> IMDB

 
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Posted by on November 6, 2011 in Comedy, Industrial/Mine/Manufacturing, Romance, Women

 

Dish: Women, Waitressing and the Art of Service (2010)

05 Nov

58m; Canada
Color, DVD, French/Japanese/English, Subtitled

Director: Maya Gallus
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Why do women bring your food at local diners, while in high-end establishments waiters are almost always men? DISH, by Maya Gallus, whose acclaimed GIRL INSIDE (2007) won Canada’s Gemini Award for documentary directing, answers this question in a delicious, well-crafted deconstruction of waitressing and our collective fascination with an enduring popular icon. Digging beyond the obvious, Gallus, who waited tables in her teens, explores diverse dynamics between food servers and customers, as well as cultural biases and attitudes they convey. Her feminist analysis climbs the socio-economic ladder—from the bustling world of lower-end eateries, where women prevail as wait staff, to the more genteel male-dominated sphere of haute cuisine. Astute, amusing observations from women on the job in Ontario’s truck stop diners, Montreal’s topless”sexy restos,” a Parisian super-luxe restaurant, and Tokyo’s fantasy “maid cafés”, as well as male customers’ telling comments, disclose how gender, social standing, earning opportunities, and working conditions intersect in the food service industry.
– Women Make Movies

 
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Posted by on November 5, 2011 in Documentary, Service Workers, Women

 

2040: An Equal Pay Odyssey (2009)

25 Oct

90m; UK
Director: Gary Williams

It’s 40 years since the Equal Pay Act, but when will the gender pay gap close?

Contact: G.Williams@unison.co.uk

 
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Posted by on October 25, 2011 in Documentary, Women

 

15 Days With You (15 Dias Contigo) (2005)

25 Oct

94m; Spain
Director: Jesus Ponce

Released back onto the streets after serving her time behind bars, a woman determined to keep out of trouble crosses paths with a shady old friend who might just drag her under in this drama from first-time director Jesus Ponce. Isabel (Isabel Ampudia) has barely been out of the joint for a day when she goes to the local hostel to rent a room and runs across her old pal Rufo (Sabastian Haro). Though Isabel knows that she would have to jettison her past in order to build any kind of sustainable future, the fact remains that she has no home to speak of so she reluctantly accepts Rufo’s offer to become roommates. Rufo is an AIDS-afflicted junkie who earns a meager living by parking cars, but while he’s a generous soul at heart he’s still an unpredictable addict willing to do anything for his next fix. Upon moving in with Rufo, Isabel begins to connect with a number of her new neighbors in the barrio – including friendly shop assistant Manuela (Mercedes Hoyos). At first it seems as if Isabel may be mindful enough to live on the streets without succumbing to the dangers that such a life implies, but when Rufo nicks a handbag and kills his dealer any sense of low-rent stability quickly dissipates.
~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi


 
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Posted by on October 25, 2011 in Drama, Women

 

Play for Today: Hard Labour (1973)

25 Oct

70m; UK
Director: Mike Leigh

Brutally harsh study of an aging Englishwoman and her daily grind cleaning the homes of the wealthy. She returns to her own home each night to face whines and rants from her husband, an alcoholic custodian.

From the BBC series “Play for Today.”

 
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Posted by on October 25, 2011 in Drama, Service Workers, Women

 
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