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The motherhood archives / Komsomol Films presents ; a film by Irene Lusztig ; produced by Irene Lusztig ; written by Irene Lusztig.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Motherhood--History--20th century.
- Motherhood.
- Pregnancy--History--20th century.
- Pregnancy.
- Childbirth--History--20th century.
- Childbirth.
- Pregnancy--Study and teaching.
- Childbirth--Study and teaching.
- Genre:
- Experimental films.
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (91 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [2013]
- Language Note:
- In English and French with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- Summary:
- After several years of buying films online and working in historical archives, award-winning filmmaker Irene Lusztig amassed an unusual and fascinating collection of found footage aimed at teaching women how to be pregnant, give birth, and look after babies, along with training films for obstetricians and health care professionals, and a handful of home movies. Assembling her extraordinary trove from over 100 different sources, including newly rediscovered Soviet and French childbirth material tracing the evolution of Lamaze, The Motherhood Archives inventively untangles the complex, sometimes surprising genealogies of maternal education. This extraordinary achievement illuminates our changing narratives of maternal success and failure while raising important questions about our social and historical constructions of motherhood.
- Credits:
- Sound design and composition, Maile Colbert ; camera/sound, Irene Lusztig ; edited by Irene Lusztig.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 22, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 900086420
- Publisher Number:
- wm-moarch Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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