An Ordinary Woman
1989, English. Directed by Sue Brooks.
Jackie is 38 years old. She lives with John and they have two small children. Once she wanted to be an opera singer. Once, she had a boyfriend called Paul who married someone else. Once she travelled overseas. In the sixties she was in love with Charlie. In the seventies she sang in a band. In the eighties she makes scones with the kids. In the process of (re)presenting an ordinary woman's life this film explores questions of identity, representation and truth.
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- 0h 35m
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- English
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- 1 January 1989
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Who directed An Ordinary Woman?
An Ordinary Woman (1989) was directed by Sue Brooks and stars Denise Scott, Bruce Atkins.