The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song / Danish Film Institute ; Murmur Film in co-production with Pausefilm & WG Film ; a film by Christy Garland ; director, Christy Garland ; producers, Chris Bennett, Christy Garland.

Noted anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson (daughter of Margaret Mead) recently chose The Bastard Sings as the film she would introduce with a talk about ageing and poverty, two of the films' themes, at the Anthropological Film Festival at the Jerusalem Cinematheque. The Bastard, using direct...

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Alexander Street Press)
Other Authors: Garland, Christy (Producer, Director), Bennett, Chris (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: London, England : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2012.
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Summary:Noted anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson (daughter of Margaret Mead) recently chose The Bastard Sings as the film she would introduce with a talk about ageing and poverty, two of the films' themes, at the Anthropological Film Festival at the Jerusalem Cinematheque. The Bastard, using direct cinema style, introduces us to the Smith family in Georgetown, Guyana where both Muscle, and his mother Mary, each struggle to fight the family demons of violence and alcoholism, bringing them into conflict with each other.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2016)
Physical Description:1 online resource (71 minutes)
Playing Time:01:10:50
Language:In English.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:Public performance rights obtained