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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0054961804191
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Acorn Media
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 32327
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Editorial Review:
Description:
'Rich in detail, brilliantly acted' —Daily Express (U.K.)
In wartime, an ordinary woman finds new courage
As the world fights for freedom in WWII, one woman struggles to liberate herself
Soon after England declared war on Germany in 1939, Lancashire housewife Nella Last began writing a diary as part of a public project. She was 49 and fearful that she wouldn’t be able to cope with her son’s enlistment and life alone with her domineering husband. This award-winning drama not only recounts her experience of wartime privations, but also her dawning sense of independence. Amid the hardships of food rations and air raids, Nella’s volunteer work for the war effort fills her with an exhilarating sense of purpose.
Written by and starring beloved British performer Victoria Wood, Housewife, 49 presents a moving glimpse into life on the home front through the eyes of a resolute woman gradually awakening to life.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE insert with background on the U.K.’s Mass-Observation project, text interview with Victoria Wood, and cast filmographies.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Moving and informative
This drama is based on the diary of Nella Last, a Lancashire housewife who wrote for the Mass Observation survey, a social studies unit which still exists to this day with the aim of recording the daily lives of British citizens. At this time in history the project was new and advertised for candidates in the British Press, This is were the drama begins, with Nella wondering if the advert might of interest or use to her. Victoria Wood stars as Nella and is also the script writer for this drama. Better ... Read More
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