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Price of Change, The

Synopsis
Looks at the effect of the changing status of women in Egypt and their outlook and attitudes to the problems of modern life and economic reality. Examines the consequences of work for four women: a factory worker with four children, a rural village leader involved in family planning, a social worker in a poor district of Cairo, and an upper-class woman who is a member of the opposition party in the Egyptian Parliament.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 25 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1984
Availability
Hire
Uses
Undergraduates, postgraduates. *RAI
Subjects
Anthropology
Keywords
Egypt; women

Credits

Director
Marilyn Gaunt
Producer
Elizabeth Fernea
Contributor
Diane Tammes; Terence Twigg

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

Films of Record

Email
janeb@filmsofrecord.com
Web
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Phone
020 7286 0333
Fax
020 7286 0444
Address
6 Anglers Lane
London
NW5 3DG

Sponsor

Name

Channel Four Television

Phone
071-396 4444
Address
LONDON
SW1P 2TX

Distributor

Name

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

Email
sales@concordvideo.co.uk
Web
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Phone
01473 726012
Fax
01473 274531
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

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