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DADIS FAMILY
by James MacDonald, Rina Gill, and Michael Camerini
from the Odyssey Series, PBS
color, 16mm sale $750, rental $70, video sale $145, rental $40
Dadi is the grandmother and mother-in-law, or, as she explains, the "manager" of an extended family. ... This film explores the family and its problems particularly through the women of Dadis family. ... Beyond the internal tensions, social and economic changes outside the village also threaten the stability and cohesion of the family. Dadis third son, for example, marries a teacher in the city and Dadi frets that he will no longer contribute financially to the farm and that all the family wealth will be subdivided. In the family, says Dadi, "we can bear anything because we all suffer together. ...
In watching the film Dadis Family, I noticed many points that reflected on the film small happiness. ... In the studying that we have done, It was interesting to me to see a woman be in a place of power in the family.
Approximate Word count = 721
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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