Studies the non-traditional marriages of today - homosexual, older-younger, black-white and the unmarrieds. It opens with a sequence inside a gay bar in Washington, D.C. as two homosexuals tell about their marriage. Other participants in the non-traditional marriages are also interviewed. The film examines the life styles and frustration’s of these marriages and includes analysis and comments by two psychologists and a marriage counsellor.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322412
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Alternative lifestyles
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Intermarriage
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social groups
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social norms
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social values
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alternative lifestyles
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conformity
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Intermarriage
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Married people
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Marriage
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stereotype (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)