Thread of the Needle
- Alternative title
- Thread of a Needle
- Synopsis
- Young men leave their rural Greek village in Epirus to find work, learn a trade or serve in the army while a young woman may leave her father’s house only to enter her husband’s. The unmarried girls remain in the village among the elderly people, meeting together to embroider their trousseaus and chat. Shows one of these casual sewing sessions where the girls talk about their wishes and problems, most of which revolve around marriages that will change their lives.
- Series
- Greek Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- France
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min.
- Year of production
- 1982
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £25.00 (+p&p)
- Notes
- Subtitles in English
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- Keywords
- Greece; village life
Credits
- Director
- Colette Piault
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £24.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 22 minutes
- Year
- 2014
Production Company
- Name
CNRS
- riavx@ivry.cnrs.fr
- Web
- http://www.chrs.fr/Image&Science External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +33 1 49 60 41 20
- Fax
- +33 1 49 60 41 56
- Address
- 27 rue Paul Bert
Ivry sur Seine 94204 cedex
France
- Name
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Address
- France
Distributor
- Name
Les Films du Quotidien
- piault@u-paris10.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 42 60 25 76
- Fax
- +33 1 42 61 67 92
- Address
- 5 rue des Saints Peres
75006 Paris
France
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