The Song of the Shirt

1979 NR 2h 9m 6.8

Song tells the story of the women who worked in Victorian London's clothing sweatshops, eschewing a conventional narrative in favour of a series of still photographs and acted reconstructions to show that this story has been rewritten/written-over many times before.

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Info about The Song of the Shirt

Studio(s): British Film Institute Production Board

Originally Released: Jan 01, 1979

Production Country: United Kingdom