For Love or Money (1983 film)
| For Love or Money | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Megan McMurchy, Margot Nash, Margot Oliver, Jeni Thornley |
| Narrated by | Noni Hazlehurst |
| Cinematography | Erika Addis |
| Music by | Elizabeth Drake |
Production company | Flashback Films |
Release date |
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For Love or Money is a 1983 documentary which investigates role of Australian women for over 200 years in both paid and unpaid work. It is compiled using almost entirely historical material.[1]
A copy is kept in the Australian National Film and Sound Archive.[2] A pictorial history book is also available.
Plot
There are three film clips available:
- First women's union
- Equal pay paradox
- A very efficient secretary
Awards and recognition
- Best Feature Documentary, International Cinema del Cinema delle Donne, Florence, 1984[3]
- Nominated for both Best Documentary and Best Screenplay, Australian Film Institute Awards, 1984[4]
- Highly Commended United Nations Media Peace Prize, 1985[3]
Pictorial book
A companion book to the film titled For Love or Money - a pictorial history of women and work by filmmaker-authors Megan McMurchy, Margot Oliver and Jeni Thornley was published in the same year.[5][6] This project arose out of the 1977 Women’s Film Production Workshop and the 1978 inaugural Women and Labour Conference.[7] It involved interviews with many women and research into hundreds of feature films, documentaries, home movies, commercials and news reels and effectively revealed the working lives of Australian women. Feminist and union activist, Edna Ryan, who had been instrumental in achieving equal pay for women, also made editorial contributions to both the film and book. The film has been digitised and was screened at the 2017 Sydney Film Festival when it was hailed as "a major work of historical research, a masterclass of montage editing and a classic essay film." [8]
References
- ^ "FOR LOVE OR MONEY: A History of Women and Work in Australia". Ronin Films. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "For Love Or Money". Australian Sound Archive. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ a b Collins, Felicity (1998). "The Experimental Practice of History in the Filmwork of Jeni Thornley". Screening the Past. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "1984 AFI Awards - Non-Feature Film". Australian Film Institute (AFI) / Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Oliver, Margot; Thornley, Jeni; Hazlehurst, Noni; Nash, Margot; Drake, Elizabeth; McMurchy, Megan; Films, Flashback; Films, Ronin; Network, Oceania Media (2000), For love or money : a history of women and work in Australia, [Broadway, N.S.W.] Flashback Films [production company] [Canberra, ACT] Ronin Films [distributor], retrieved 22 November 2017
- ^ Internet, Chirp. "FOR LOVE OR MONEY: A pictorial history of women and work in Australia (book) - Ronin Films - Educational DVD Sales". www.roninfilms.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ ANU, Gender Institute. "For love or money screening". genderinstitute.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Internet, Chirp. "FOR LOVE OR MONEY: A History of Women and Work in Australia - Ronin Films - Educational DVD Sales". www.roninfilms.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
External links
- For Love or Money at IMDb
- For Love or Money at the British Film Institute
- YouTube
- NLA Trove
- Aitken, Ian (ed.). "Equal pay for equal work: R7338 For Love or Money, 1983: First women's union". Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film.