Released to mark 100 years of women's suffrage in New Zealand, Bread & Roses tells the story of pioneering trade unionist, politician and feminist Sonja Davies (1923 - 2005) who rose to prominence in the 1940s and ‘50s. Directed by Gaylene Preston (War Stories) and at over three hours in length, it was created for a dual cinema/television release. For her role as Davies, Australian actor Genevieve Picot won Best Performance awards in both Film and Television categories.
Released to mark 100 years of women's suffrage in New Zealand, Bread & Roses tells the story of pioneering trade unionist, politician and feminist Sonja Davies, who rose to prominence in the 1940s and ‘50s.
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How could a purchase a DVD of the full movie and would it be all right to share the DVD in a classroom setting?
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Brenda Leeuwenberg
Posted at 01.26PM - 01.11.2009
You can order this online from Aro Video [http://www.arovideo.co.nz/film.php?FilmID=2193] and I'm not sure about showing it in a classroom, but I think if you buy the DVD then that's ok.