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The Gold Diggers (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
86 min + 65 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1983 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Sally Potter

Written By:
Lindsay Cooper
Rose English

Actors:
Julie Christie ..... Ruby
Kassandra Colson ..... Welder
Siobhan Davies ..... Dancer in Dream
Maedee Dupres ..... Dancer in Dream
Juliet Fisher ..... Dancer in Dream
David Gale ..... The Expert
Colette Laffont ..... Celeste
Jacky Lansley ..... Tap Dancer
Marilyn Mazur ..... Drummer
Vera Murray ..... Assistant Expert
Thom Osborn ..... Horse
Sheba ..... Man on Stage
Trevor Stuart ..... Ruby's Mother
Hilary Westlake ..... Stage Manager
George Yiasoumi

Synopsis:

The first feature from Sally Potter, the director of Orlando, The Tango Lesson and The Man Who Cried, is a key film of early Eighties feminist cinema, embracing a radical, experimental structure and made with an all-woman crew. Colette (Colette Laffont), a black French woman working in the City, as a computer operator at a bank, begins to investigate the significance of the figures she copies, despite discouragement from her male bosses, and discovers gold to be the secret key to the circulation of money. Also starring Julie Christie as Ruby, Collette's beautiful companion.

Lacking any particular plot line, this feminist film focuses on the adventures of Ruby (Julie Christie) who goes to the Yukon to search out her roots -- her father was a gold prospector there -- and also details the experiences of Celeste (Colette Laffont) as she tries to get her male bosses to answer her questions related to banking and money. Observations on the worse aspects of male chauvinism may turn off some viewers, while others will appreciate director Sally Potter's effort to expose bias.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 26 February, 2010.

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