"... and They Lived Happily Ever After"

197513 min 7 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Kathleen ShannonIrene AngelicoAnne Henderson

Production: Kathleen ShannonLen Chatwin

Made in 1975, as part of the Challenge for Change program, this film takes a long, hard look at marriage and motherhood as expressed in the views of a group of young girls and married women. Their opinions cover a wide range. At regular intervals glossy advertisements extolling romance, weddings, babies, flash across the screen, in strong contrast to the words that are being spoken. The film ends on a sobering thought: the solution to dashed expectations could be as simple as growing up before marriage.

Subject categories


  • Families > ChildrenCouplesSociety and the FamilyWomen
  • Children and Youth > Family Life
  • Women > Family LifeMass Media

Credits


director
Kathleen Shannon
Irene Angelico
Anne Henderson
editing
Kathleen Shannon
Irene Angelico
Anne Henderson
producer
Kathleen Shannon
executive producer
Len Chatwin
photography
Robert Nichol
Don Virgo
sound
Ted Haley
Gui Bernardes
Claude Delorme
sound editing
Jackie Newell
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel

Awards


  • AMER Golden Eye Award - Category: Social ConcernsAnnual AMER Film Awards (The Association of Media Educators in Religion)