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Renata

Directed by Nancy Savoca
1982
USA
16 minutes
M
Nancy Savoca’s first short film is an intimate portrait of a young mother agonising over whether to pursue a divorce – or stay and suffer, as is expected of women in her Italian-American community. Featuring an all-female cast.
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'Renata' is screening with:

True Love
Wed 12 June, 7:00pm, Art Gallery of New South Wales
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True Love
Sat 22 June, 6:00pm, Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3
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Program Strand
Nancy Savoca Retrospective
Year
1982
Classification
M
Country
USA
Language
In English
Director
Nancy Savoca
Producer
Richard Guay
Cast
Marianne Leone, Jo Deodato Clark, Carla Wynn
Screenwriter
Nancy Savoca
Cinematographer
Steven Search, George D'Amato
Editor
Seth Gaven, Mary Beth Blackburn
Genre
Women Directors, Focus on Women, Cinephile, Retrospective
Company Credits
Print Source/Rights: KinoLorber

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