tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374594538719761301.post8673929283695712618..comments2024-02-08T15:37:05.398-05:00Comments on A Vintage Nerd || Exploring Old Hollywood Through Fashion, Film, & Books: Special Cinema Spotlight: Housewife, 49A Vintage Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10419873639578606712noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374594538719761301.post-42514801958739358262016-04-08T10:04:35.604-04:002016-04-08T10:04:35.604-04:00I saw this film a few years ago because I was inte...I saw this film a few years ago because I was interested in Victoria Wood's other work. I associate her with comedy and this film was a revelation to me in regards her immense talent. I found to film to be heartbreaking and uplifting. I haven't read the books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818385189236274896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374594538719761301.post-53781905451357115192016-01-22T02:56:51.049-05:002016-01-22T02:56:51.049-05:00I agree, I feel the same way too! xoxI agree, I feel the same way too! xoxA Vintage Nerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419873639578606712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374594538719761301.post-20145401437006692622016-01-22T02:56:27.760-05:002016-01-22T02:56:27.760-05:00Oh Merrian, how wonderful that you read them! I ca...Oh Merrian, how wonderful that you read them! I cannot wait to do so now more than ever. Thank you for sharing your experiences with Nella's story with me. xoxA Vintage Nerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419873639578606712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374594538719761301.post-10300787746470214242016-01-20T16:53:14.930-05:002016-01-20T16:53:14.930-05:00I have a vague memory of this film so maybe I have...I have a vague memory of this film so maybe I have watched it but i'd like to watch it again and read the books. I find personal stories so fascinating because they are true reflections of what happened.Hayley Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186442103443018660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374594538719761301.post-60074037274633655142016-01-19T08:19:59.965-05:002016-01-19T08:19:59.965-05:00I read Nella's diary when I was a teen in the ...I read Nella's diary when I was a teen in the 1970s and have seen the TV movie. So glad you've discovered her too. I think her life stands as an example of the work women have done for themselves to find and have a voice in the face of a world that is interested in her solely as a wife and mother and not as a person. In Australia there was a book called 'Brian's Wife, Jennies Mum' published in the mid-70s that struck a nerve, giving a name to many women's frustrations, as it collected different women's stories of being a wife and mother - women without a name but with a role and how women reclaimed themselves when opportunities (such as study) outside those two roles arose. It was the sort of book that was passed around women. Stories and personal histories are important, nothing changes without them. I also liked that Nella's world changed as she made friends. A reminder that women need other women in their lives.Merrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022565372969180953noreply@blogger.com