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The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song /

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Garland, Christy (Producer, Director), Bennett, Chris (Film producer) (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2012.
Series:Ethnographic video online.
Subjects:
Smith, Mary > (Mary Yvonne Evadne), > 1935-2010.
Smith, Muscle.
Mothers and sons > Guyana > Georgetown.
Alcoholics > Guyana > Georgetown.
Families > Guyana > Georgetown.
Abused women > Guyana > Georgetown.
Abused children > Guyana > Georgetown.
Mères et fils > Guyana > Georgetown.
Alcooliques > Guyana > Georgetown.
Familles > Guyana > Georgetown.
Femmes victimes de violence > Guyana > Georgetown.
Abused children.
Abused women.
Alcoholics.
Families.
Mothers and sons.
Guyana > Georgetown.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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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 min.)
Playing Time:01:10:50