Family Life ( Wednesday's Child )

Family Life (DVD) (*)

$25.99

Original Title: Wednesday's Child
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

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

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1971 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Ken Loach

Written By:
David Mercer

Actors:
Sandy Ratcliff ..... Janice Baildon
Bill Dean ..... Mr. Baildon
Grace Cave ..... Mrs. Baildon
Malcolm Tierney ..... Tim
Hilary Martin ..... Barbara Baildon
Michael Riddall ..... Dr. Donaldson
Alan MacNaughton ..... Mr. Caswell
Johnny Gee ..... Man in Garden
Bernard Atha
Edwin Brown
Freddie Clemson
Alec Coleman
Jack Connell
Ellis Dale
Terry Duggan

Synopsis:

Released in England as Wednesday's Child, this earnest socially conscious drama explores the generation-gap between a pair of overbearing, strict parents and their rebellious, pregnant daughter Sandy Ratcliff. First they force her to get an abortion. Then mom and dad further exert their power over Ratcliff by locking her out of the house until she ceases her troublesome ways. When this fails to 'tame' the girl, the parents force her into psychiatric treatment. Subjected to shock therapy, Sandy ends up a shell of a human being, little more than a case study for those who've robbed her of her individuality. Shot in documentary fashion, Family Life won a prize at the 1972 Berlin Film Festival.

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