Movie Description
Illuminated Lives: A Brief History of Women's Work in the Middle Ages
(1989)Overview
This animated short challenges enduring myths, spawned by fairy tales and romances, about women in medieval society. It explores the differences and similarities between that distant period and our own, and shows what medieval women’s lives were really like.
Featured Crew
- Director : Ellen Besen
- Producer : Margaret Pettigrew
- Writer : Wendy Lill,Gloria Demers
- Editor : Sidonie Kerr,Cathy Gulkin
- Cast : Margaret Pacsu
Cast
Narrator
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Facts
Original TitleIlluminated Lives: A Brief History of Women's Work in the Middle Ages
Status Released
Release Information
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1989-07-04
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 05m
Homepagehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/illuminated_lives_brief_history_womens_work/
Production CompaniesONF | NFB
Genres
- History
- Animation
- Documentary
