September 22 1949 is the founding date of the American Business Women's Association, which was created to provide opportunities for working women from diverse backgrounds to work toward furthering their professional goals. On September 22, American Business Women's Day is celebrated in the United States to acknowledge all of the contributions that working women continue to make throughout the USA. With this day in mind, the theme for today will be films about working women-enjoy!
1 His Girl Friday (1940) Director: Howard Hawks
Film about independent woman reporter(Rosalind Russell) who is being persuaded by her ex husband (Cary Grant) not to remarry-Interesting film that depicts a woman working in a male dominated field...
2 Working Girl (1988) Director: Mike Nichols
Tells the story of a woman (Melanie Griffith) trying to move up the ladder in Corporate America; Griffith is charming in her role, which she garnered an Academy Award nomination...
I hope that the above picks provide hours of entertainment-enjoy!
Dianezy
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Fianlly saw His Girl Friday for the first time a couple of years ago. Great dialogue and performances by Russell and Grant. Ahead of its time from a working woman perspective.
ReplyDeleteI showed His Girl Friday for a media literacy class for the same reason you mention-it's a great film that depicts a woman being independent long before it was accepted
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