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Mr. Preble Gets Rid of His Wife |
Email This Page | | Filmmaker: Muffie Meyer and Ellen Hovde |
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Price listed includes Public Performance License. |
Based on the James Thurber short story, this outrageous film uses Thurber's style of satiric exaggeration to examine the domestic power struggles between a middle-aged suburbanite and his wife. With its broad acting style and accomplished visual technique, Mr. Preble effectively translates the original story into cinematic terms while remaining true to the spirit of its author.
Running time: 17 minutes, Year released: 1981
Close captioned?: N, Color?: Y
Avail. formats: 16mm,VHS
ISBN: 1559742291
Language: English, Subtitled?: N
For classroom?: Y, Study Guide?: N
Grade level: 9th and up
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ALA Selected Films for Young Adults 1981
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This title can also be found in: Acting & Actors, ALA Award Winners, Authors, Comedy Short, Literature and Literary Portraits, Marriage, Relationships, Short Films, Short Stories, Young Adult |
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