Family Life (1971 British film)

Family Life
Directed by	Ken Loach
Produced by	Tony Garnett
Screenplay by	David Mercer
Starring	Sandy Ratcliff; Malcolm Tierney; Grace Cave;
Music by	Marc Wilkinson
Cinematography	Charles Stewart
Edited by	Roy Watts
Production; company	Anglo-EMI; Kestrel Films;
Distributed by	MGM-EMI (UK theatrical); Cinema 5 Distributing (US theatrical);
Release date	2 December 1971 (UK); 5 October 1972 (USA);
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£180,000[1]
Box office	$1,827,374SEK ($291,648USD)

Family Life (US: Wednesday's Child)[2] is a 1971 British drama film directed by Ken Loach from a screenplay by David Mercer.[3] It is a remake of In Two Minds, an episode of the BBC's Wednesday Play series first transmitted by the BBC in March 1967, which was also written by Mercer and directed by Loach.[4]

Plot

A young woman, Janice, is living with her restrictive and conservative parents, who lead a dull working-class life, and consider their daughter to be "misbehaving" whenever she's trying to find her own way in life. When she becomes pregnant, they force her into abortion, and hypocritically blame her for "upsetting them" when she is unable to cope with the emotional and mental effect this has on her. Janice is subjected to shockingly self-righteous and ignorant doctors.

Cast

Sandy Ratcliff as Janice Baildon
Bill Dean as Mr. Baildon
Grace Cave as Mrs. Baildon
Malcolm Tierney as Tim
Hilary Martin as Barbara Baildon
Michael Riddall as Dr. Donaldson

Production

Half the budget was provided by the National Film Finance Corporation the other half by Nat Cohen and Anglo-EMI.[5][6] The film was screened at the New York Film Festival on 3 October 1972.[7]

Awards

Won

1972 Berlin International Film Festival:
- FIPRESCI Prize – Forum of New Film: Ken Loach
- Interfilm Award – Forum of New Cinema: Ken Loach
- OCIC Award – Forum of New Film: Ken Loach
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1974:
- Critics Award – Best Foreign Film: Ken Loach (UK)
Sydney Film Festival 2003:
- Audience Award – Best Feature-Length Fiction Film: Ken Loach

Nominated

BAFTA Awards 1973:
- UN Award – Best Film

References

Walker, Alexander (1974). Hollywood, England. London & New York City: Harrap/Stein and Day. p. 381.
Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Lanham, Maryland & Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press. p. 344. ISBN 9780810863781.
"Family Life (1971)". BFI.
Kemp, Philip (2003–14). "Family Life (1971)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
Barnett, Anthony; McGrath, John; Mathews, John; Wollen, Peter (1976). "Interview with Tony Garnett and Ken Loach: Family Life in the making". Jump Cut (10–11): 43–45. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
Harper, Sue; Smith, Justin T. (2012). British Film Culture: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 305. ISBN 9780748640782.
Greenspun, Roger (4 October 1972). "Film Fete: Woes of Womanas 'Wednesday's Child'". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

External links

Family Life at IMDb
Family Life at the BFI's Screenonline

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[walker-1] Walker, Alexander (1974). Hollywood, England. London & New York City: Harrap/Stein and Day. p. 381.

[2] Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Lanham, Maryland & Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press. p. 344. ISBN 9780810863781.

[3] "Family Life (1971)". BFI.

[4] Kemp, Philip (2003–14). "Family Life (1971)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[ejumpcut-5] Barnett, Anthony; McGrath, John; Mathews, John; Wollen, Peter (1976). "Interview with Tony Garnett and Ken Loach: Family Life in the making". Jump Cut (10–11): 43–45. Retrieved 19 April 2014.

[6] Harper, Sue; Smith, Justin T. (2012). British Film Culture: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 305. ISBN 9780748640782.

[Greenspun_1972-7] Greenspun, Roger (4 October 1972). "Film Fete: Woes of Womanas 'Wednesday's Child'". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2016.