| Uniform Title |
Assistant (Motion picture : 2019) |
| Title |
The assistant. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, ©2019. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (83 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Roadshow Entertainment : R-125682-9. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. |
| Credits |
Written and directed by Kitty Green. |
| Performers |
Julia Garner, Matthew MacFadyen, Makenzie Leigh, Kristine Froseth, Dagmara Dominczyk, Noah Robbins, Clara Wong. |
| Summary |
One day in the life of Jane, a recent college graduate and aspiring film producer, who has recently landed her dream job as a junior assistant to a powerful entertainment mogul. As Jane follows her daily routine, she, and viewers, grow increasingly aware of the abuse that insidiously colours every aspect of her workday, an accumulation of degradations against which Jane decides to take a stand, only to discover the true depth of the system into which she has entered. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9 ; Letterbox 2:1. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Awards note |
Winner, Truly Moving Picture Award, Heartland Film 2020. |
| Subjects |
Women in the motion picture industry -- Drama |
| Motion picture industry -- Corrupt practices -- Drama |
| Sexual harassment -- Drama |
| College graduates -- Drama |
| Administrative assistants -- Drama |
| Personnel departments -- Drama |
| Sex in the workplace -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Social problem films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Green, Kitty, (Filmmaker) director, screenwriter. |
| Garner, Julia, 1994- actor. |
| Macfadyen, Matthew, 1974- actor. |
| Leigh, Makenzie, 1990- actor. |
| Froseth, Kristine, 1996- actor. |
| Dominczyk, Dagmara, 1976- actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Dominczyk, Dagmara, 1976- .
- Froseth, Kristine, 1996- .
- Garner, Julia, 1994- .
- Green, Kitty, (Filmmaker) .
- Leigh, Makenzie, 1990- .
- Macfadyen, Matthew, 1974- .
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