Legal Limbo
Film duration:
30
Year:
1985
Countries:
Republic of Ireland
Original format:
Umatic Video
Colour:
Colour
‘Legal Limbo’ is a documentary which investigates how women in Ireland live through the ordeal of the breakdown of marriage. In 1937 a new Constitution was adopted in Ireland which included a ban on divorce. From the first shot of an exchange of wedding bands, to a speech from the Pope combined with interviews with priests, barristers and a self-help group of working-class Irish women, the video raises issues around the legal system, marriage and the family.
Description Source: Cinenova Catalogue (1994). Edited by Kate Norrish. Editorial committee: Elaine Burrows, Liane Harris, Helen de Witt
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