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Come Into My Parlour

Mary Lewis

1990 5 min

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Joyously reclaiming "spinsterhood" from its sexist implications, the filmmaker recalls the undauntable great aunt who provided her first driving lesson. Female agency grabs the wheel in a beautifully constructed animated homage.

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Joyously reclaiming "spinsterhood" from its sexist implications, the filmmaker recalls the undauntable great aunt who provided her first driving lesson. Female agency grabs the wheel in a beautifully constructed animated homage.

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Credits

• director
  Mary Lewis
  
• producer
  Jennice Ripley
  
• animation
  Anne MacLeod
  
  Mary Lewis
  
• camera
  Dominique Gusset
  
  Jamie Lewis
  
• sound
  Stephanie Squires
  
• picture edit
  Peggy Hogan
  
• sound editing
  Antonia McGrath
  
• sound mix
  Shelley Craig
  

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