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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Marriage Today
- Year
- 1950
- Abstract
- Post-World War II film for young couples advising them of means to strengthen their marriages. Directed by Alexander Hammid.
- Notes
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Produced: Affiliated Film Producers
Sponsor: N/A
Run Time: 23:28
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W - Keyword
- Social guidance;Marriage;World War II: Postwar issues;Marriage;World War II: Postwar issues
- Theme
- Ladies! Give up your careers!
- Review
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Though the message and intent of 'Marriage Today' is quite earnest, I'm sorry, but I don't buy most of what the film is saying. We follow several couples around, and listen to their thoughts of why they got married. Some people do it not because they're the most glamorous person, but because they like their personality (the "He makes me laugh" defense here) another woman is confident about giving up her career in Medicine to hang around the household all day. The women also seem to get the short end of the stick here, making sure to make the men happy and do whatever they want to do.
I sort of like this film, but there are many (nowadays) questionable behaviors demonstrated to make me wonder about it (too much apparently lol)
(Reviewer: Spuzz) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F