City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

Ladies in black

Label
Ladies in black
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Censorship classification : PG
Main title
Ladies in black
Runtime
105
Summary
Set in the summer of 1959, when the impact of European migration and the rise of women's liberation is about to change Australia forever, Lisa, aged sixteen, takes a holiday job at the prestigious Sydney department store, Goodes. There she meets the "ladies in black", when she is assigned to assist sales ladies Patty and Fay. Beguiled and influenced by Magda, the vivacious manager of the high-fashion boutique Model Gowns, Lisa is awakened to a world of possibilities. As she grows from a bookish schoolgirl into a glamorous and positive young woman, the impact they have on each other will change all their lives
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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