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Films
found one film
with a digital version available
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Region
“Central Asia and Far East”
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Keywords
“Family Kinship”
and
“Marriage”
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Directors
“Song, Zhifang”
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Country of production
“United States”
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Year of production
“2009”
x
Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
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films with a digital version
1
x
short films
1
Region
Central Asia and Far East
1
x
Country
China
1
Keywords
Family / Kinship
1
x
Gender Role and Identity
1
Marriage
1
x
Social Change
1
Directors
Rousso-Schindler, Steven
1
Seaman, Gary
1
Song, Zhifang
1
x
Series
Song Family Village
1
Country of production
China
1
United States
1
x
Year of production
2009
1
x
Colour / Black and white
Film
Song Family Village Takes a Bride
2009
27
‘
Directed by
Zhifang Song
Gary Seaman
Steven Rousso-Schindler
.
Most weddings in the village still reflect traditional patterns of patrilineal descent and patrilocal residence. The bride leaves her natal home to marry into her husband’s village, where she is a stranger among his many agnates (patrilineal kin). Recent changes in the village economy have strengthened the bargaining position of women and the present marriage customs reflect this process. In this film, the bride refuses to kowtow to the groom’s relatives, reflecting her ability to defy patriarchal traditions.
Central Asia and Far East
Marriage
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity
Social Change