Plot Summary
In this first project of Kim Longinotto while she was a student at Englands National School of Television and Film she filmed the daily life in a girls boarding school situated in an old isolated castle in Buckinghamshire. Until she was 17, Longinotto lived in this boarding school, finaly she run away from there. In this dark and expressive black and white documentary, Longinotto exposes the repressive school from the students perspective. It seems to be a kind of miniature state with bizzare rules, idigestibel food and absurd punishments. The documentary begins with an graduation ceremony. The director blows her own trumpet, afterwards the film describes the daily routine of schoollife. The film ends up with the students leaving for holidays. As a result of this documentary, the boarding school was closed down one year after the release of the film.
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Director & Crew
Kim Longinotto
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 6.8/10 based on 4 votes.
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Pride of Place was directed by Kim Longinotto and released in 1976.
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Pride of Place has a runtime of 0 hours and 59 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1976-01-01
- Status
- Released