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I stand here ironing

Title
I stand here ironing [motion picture] / Midge Mackenzie.
Publication
Cambridge, MA : Film Boston, 1979, made 1978.

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Additional Authors
  • Olsen, Tillie.
  • Mackenzie, Midge.
Description
1 film reel (20 min.) : sd. col.; 16 mm.
Summary
This dramatic film inspired by the autobiographical short story of Tillie Olsen features the thoughtful reveries of a mother. Performing the ritual chore of ironing, she re-evaluates her relationship with her nineteen-year-old daughter. The memories of mother and daughter, photographed in black and white, as a montage interrupt the color images of ironing.
Alternative Title
  • Mother love
  • Motherlove.
Subjects
Note
  • Based on the short story of Tillie Olsen, "I Stand Here Ironing."
  • Some prints of the film were released with screen title: Motherlove.
  • This film has been preserved by the Reserve Film and Video Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, with funding from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Credits (note)
  • Director, Midge Mackenzie.
Title
I stand here ironing [motion picture] / Midge Mackenzie.
Imprint
Cambridge, MA : Film Boston, 1979, made 1978.
Credits
Director, Midge Mackenzie.
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Added Author
Olsen, Tillie.
Mackenzie, Midge.
Added Title
Motherlove.
Branch Call Number
M16 2962 I
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