Malta: Parish

Synopsis

Although Malta is industrialised, the social life of the community revolves around the church just as it did in rural Europe before the Industrial Revolution. Centres around eleven episodes that show the various aspects of daily life in Naxxar, a Maltese village, exploring such aspects as church, women in public, the local cafe, and local political groups.

Series

Other People’s Lives, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 30 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1978

Availability

Hire

Uses

Undergraduates. *RAI

Subjects

Anthropology; Religious studies

Keywords

Malta; rural communities

Credits

Contributor

Peter Ramsden

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

BBC Continuing Education Television

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media

Email

sales@concordvideo.co.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726012

Fax

01473 274531

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG