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A Velha

Alternative title
Old Lady, The
Synopsis
Shows Maria do Carmo Gago, who at age 83 still lives alone in the Portuguese countryside. After a lifetime of adapting to change, she is used to making her own choices, preferring the earthy contact of her strenuous agrarian lifestyle to the luxury of an idle life at her daughter’s city home.
Language
English
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 58 min.
Year of production
1992
Availability
Hire; 1999 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects
Anthropology
Keywords
old people; Portugal; women farmers

Production Company

Name

National Film & Television School

Web
http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
01494 671234
Fax
01494 674042
Address
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield HP9 1LG

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

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