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
- 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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