The Grass Was Deep
Film duration:
13
Year:
1986
Countries:
United States of America
Original format:
Umatic Video
Colour:
Black and white
Visually experimental with direct voice‑overs of two elderly women – Sally, a Jewish immigrant from Poland and Lillian, born and bred in Brooklyn – ‘The Grass Was Deep’ offers impressions of New York City. Grainy, frenetic images of Grand Central Station enhance the women’s stories about immigration and adaptation. Nostalgia and memory combine with the theme of departure and arrival symbolised by the activity of the city.
Description source: Cinenova Catalogue (1994). Edited by Kate Norrish. Editorial committee: Elaine Burrows, Liane Harris, Helen de Witt
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