Growing Up Female (film)
| Growing Up Female | |
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| Directed by | Julia Reichert Jim Klein |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Growing Up Female is a 1971 documentary film directed by Julia Reichert and Jim Klein. The film focuses on the socialization of American women and the effects of stereotypes placed by media, advertising, and personal relationships while following the lives of five young women and girls.[1][2] Those interviewed include: Janelle (a 12-year old girl), Terry (a 16-year old attending a vocational school and studying cosmetology), Tammy (a working 21-year old), Jessica Jones (a working 21-year old mother with one daughter) and a Mrs. Russell (a married, working mother of three daughters).
The film has been described as one of the first films to emerge from the Women's liberation movement. In 2011, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3]
References
- ^ Armstrong, David (1981). A trumpet to arms : alternative media in America. Boston: South End Press. ISBN 0896081931. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ Baker, Justin. "Growing Up Female". Cinematic Minutiae. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "2011 National Film Registry More Than a Box of Chocolates". Library of Congress. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
Further reading
- "Interview with Julia Reichert and Jim Klein: New Day's Way". Jump Cut (no. 9, pp. 21-22). 1975. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- "Interview: Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar". Film at Lincoln Center: Film Comment. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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