

...and They Lived Happily Ever After
1975-01-01 · 14 min · ★ 6.0
A group of young girls and married women express their views of marriage and motherhood while glossy advertisements extolling romance, weddings, and babies flash across the screen in contrast to their words. Could the solution to dashed expectations be as simple as growing up before marriage? Part of the Challenge for Change program.
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- Kathleen Shannon, Irene Lilienheim Angelico, Anne Henderson
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- Challenge for Change / Société Nouvelle, ONF | NFB
- Countries
- Canada
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- Released
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