Dita and the Family Business

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Dita and the Family Business
Directed by Joshua Taylor
Ferne Pearlstein
Produced by Joshua Taylor
Starring Nena Manach Goodman
Vivien Malloy
Mary Ann Quinson
Edwin Andrew Goodman
Pamela Goodman Lichty
Release date
  • March 10, 2001 (2001-03-10)(U.S.)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Dita and the Family Business is a 2001 documentary film directed by Joshua Taylor and Ferne Pearlstein about Taylor's own family, who owned the New York City department store Bergdorf Goodman. [1] It was first released at the 2001 San Diego Latino Film Festival.

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References

  1. "MetroChannel Airs 'Dita And The Family Business'". Press release. AMC Networks. 30 November 2000. Retrieved 23 February 2015.