Pride of Place
In this first project of Kim Longinotto while she was a student at Englands National School of Television and Film she filmed the daily life in a girls boarding school situated in an old isolated castle in Buckinghamshire. Until she was 17, Longinotto lived in this boarding school, finaly she run away from there. In this dark and expressive black and white documentary, Longinotto exposes the repressive school from the students perspective. It seems to be a kind of miniature state with bizzare rules, idigestibel food and absurd punishments. The documentary begins with an graduation ceremony. The director blows her own trumpet, afterwards the film describes the daily routine of schoollife. The film ends up with the students leaving for holidays. As a result of this documentary, the boarding school was closed down one year after the release of the film.
Year: 1976
Genre: Documentary
Studio:
Director: Kim Longinotto, Dorothea Gazidis
Cast:
Crew: Kim Longinotto (Director), Dorothea Gazidis (Director)
Runtime: 59 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1976
IMDb: 6.30/10 by 3 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United Kingdom
Language:
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : school, woman director
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