1 option
A jury of her peers / Women Make Movies ; produced, directed, edited by Sally Heckel ; research, script, Bette Fried.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Glaspell, Susan, 1876-1948--Film adaptations.
- Glaspell, Susan.
- Glaspell, Susan, 1876-1948.
- Farm life--United States--Drama.
- Farm life.
- Wife abuse--United States--Drama.
- Wife abuse.
- Murder--United States--Drama.
- Murder.
- Manners and customs.
- United States--Social life and customs--1865-1918--Drama.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Short films.
- Fiction films.
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (30 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : [Distributed by] Women Make Movies, [2021]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Dramatizes the short story by Susan Glaspell about the isolation and oppression of a farmwoman in rural America in 1900. A farmer is found murdered at a remote farmhouse, and his wife is jailed as the prime suspect. A motive for the murder gradually comes to light as evidence of the physical and emotional abuse of the suspect emerges.
- Participant:
- Diane de Lorian, Dorothy Lancaster.
- Credits:
- Camera, Janet Meyers ; sound editor, Josh Waletzky.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced in 1980.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 19, 2021).
- Publisher Number:
- wm-juryp Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.