Bread and Roses (1993 film)

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Bread and Roses
Directed by Gaylene Preston
Written by Graeme Tetley
Gaylene Preston
Based on Sonja Davies autobiography
Produced by Robin Laing
Starring Geneviève Picot
Mick Rose
Perry Piercy
Cinematography Alun Bollinger
Edited byPaul Sutorius
Music by John Charles
Production
company
Preston*Laing Productions
Release date
  • June 17, 1994 (1994-06-17)
Running time
195 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$NZ 3 million

Bread and Roses is a 1993 biographical film showing significant episodes in the political life of socialist and feminist Sonja Davies, based on her autobiography of the same name. [1] She is portrayed from her early years to her election to the Nelson Hospital Board. [2] Made as a Suffrage Year tribute to the women of New Zealand. [2] Helen Martin says the film is fascinating as a social history, showing her empathy with working class women. [1] The film was shown on television in four episodes in October 1993. [2]

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  1. 1 2 Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland; Melbourne; Oxford :Oxford University Press. p. 169. ISBN   0-19-558336-1 . Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bread and Roses". NZ On Screen . 1993. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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