Married

They think just being born entitles them.

– Trish (Tracey Moore) to Maddy (Robyn Malcolm), as they discuss men

Gate-crashers have more fun.

– Maddy (Robyn Malcolm) tries to persuade Trish (Tracey Moore) to continue the party

You've forgotten, haven't you?

– Trish (Tracey Moore) checks whether Kevin (Jed Brophy) has forgotten the kindie cabaret

As the first drama to explore the experiences of working class, married women from a feminist perspective it marked an important departure; however the portrayal of Trish's powerlessness is so reminiscent of the portrayal of mothers in the feminist dramas of the 1980s that the film feels dated.

– Deborah Shepard in her 2000 book Reframing Women: A History of New Zealand Film, page 139

I know you don’t like it here. But you didn’t like it when I was in town on the dole, either.

– Kevin (Jed Brophy) to his wife Trish (Tracey Moore)

Bet he's at the pub.

– Trish (Tracey Moore) speculates where her husband is

...these four films [in the Work of Art series] ... presented a compelling, pro-woman perspective. In Married, for instance, Gaylene Preston observes the cracks beneath the surface of a working class marriage where the disparity in gender roles produce enormous stress for Trish, who is struggling to nurture two pre-schoolers with almost no help from her husband Kevin.

– Deborah Shepard in her 2000 book Reframing Women: A History of New Zealand Film, page 139