“… and They Lived Happily Ever After”, Kathleen Shannon, Irene Angelico & Anne Henderson, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

Kathleen Shannon, Irene Angelico, & Anne Henderson
1975 | 13 min

Made in 1975, as part of the Challenge for Change program, this film takes a long, hard look at marriage and motherhood as expressed in the views of a group of young girls and married women. Their opinions cover a wide range. At regular intervals glossy advertisements extolling romance, weddings, babies, flash across the screen, in strong contrast to the words that are being spoken. The film ends on a sobering thought: the solution to dashed expectations could be as simple as growing up before marriage.

One of a group of films made about Working Mothers.

Study Guide also available on NFB site.

National Film Board of Canada Website