The Song of the Shirt
Directed by Jonathan Curling, Sue Clayton1979 2h 9m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary)
6.7
The plight of women in the 1840s London rag trade is explored and deconstructed. Informed by experimental film practice and evoking a serialized Victorian novel, this unusual film investigates the effects of protectionist 'philanthropy' in the sweatshop-style London clothes trade using contemporary text, archival material and reconstruction.
