Family Life (1971 British film)

Family Life (US: Wednesday's Child)[2] is a 1971 British drama film directed by Ken Loach from a screenplay by David Mercer.[3] It is a remake of In Two Minds, an episode of the BBC's Wednesday Play series first transmitted by the BBC in March 1967, which was also written by Mercer and directed by Loach.[4]

Family Life
Directed byKen Loach
Screenplay byDavid Mercer
Produced byTony Garnett
Starring
CinematographyCharles Stewart
Edited byRoy Watts
Music byMarc Wilkinson
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • MGM-EMI (UK theatrical)
  • Cinema 5 Distributing (US theatrical)
Release dates
  • 2 December 1971 (1971-12-02) (UK)
  • 5 October 1972 (1972-10-05) (USA)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£180,000[1]
Box office$1,827,374SEK ($291,648USD)

Plot

A young woman, Janice, is living with her conservative, working-class parents, who become concerned at her rebellious behaviour, and are shocked when she becomes pregnant. At a time when pregnancy when unmarried was widely considered shameful, they insist she has an abortion, but this has terrible emotional and mental effects on her. They constantly berate her for her behaviour, even when they visit her in hospital.

Cast

Production

Half the budget was provided by the National Film Finance Corporation the other half by Nat Cohen and Anglo-EMI.[5][6] The film was screened at the New York Film Festival on 3 October 1972.[7]

Awards

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Nominated

References
  1. Walker, Alexander (1974). Hollywood, England. London & New York City: Harrap/Stein and Day. p. 381.
  2. Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Lanham, Maryland & Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press. p. 344. ISBN 9780810863781.
  3. "Family Life (1971)". BFI.
  4. Kemp, Philip (2003–14). "Family Life (1971)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. Barnett, Anthony; McGrath, John; Mathews, John; Wollen, Peter (1976). "Interview with Tony Garnett and Ken Loach: Family Life in the making". Jump Cut (10–11): 43–45. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  6. Harper, Sue; Smith, Justin T. (2012). British Film Culture: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 305. ISBN 9780748640782.
  7. Greenspun, Roger (4 October 1972). "Film Fete: Woes of Womanas 'Wednesday's Child'". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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