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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ACMI Identifier
324656
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Truth
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Truth
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)