NFB Collection
The Charwoman
195410 min 13 secFilm: Documentary, Fiction
Direction: Léonard Forest
Production: Roger Blais
Script: Anne Hébert
At daybreak, while the rest of Ottawa sleeps, a small army of workers is astir, setting in order the houses of government for the business of the day. This film presents a whimsical sketch of a charwoman who knows every nook and cranny of the stately House of Commons and who dreams wistfully of the brighter future her young daughter may have as a result of her labours with mop and pail.
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Subject categories
- Politics and Government - Canada > Government Buildings
- Work and Labour Relations > PortraitsWomenWorking Life
- Women > Working Life
Credits
- director
- Léonard Forest
- producer
- Roger Blais
- script
- Anne Hébert
- photography
- Jean Roy
- sound
- Clarke Daprato
- editing
- Victor Jobin
- narrator
- John Drainie
- music
- Eldon Rathburn