Martha & Ethel (1995)
Directed by Jyll Johnstone
Sub-Genres - Biography, Parenting, Social History, Sociology |
Release Date - Feb 3, 1995 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 80 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, United States |
MPAA Rating - G
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
Two filmmakers pay loving tribute to the nannies who raised them. Both director Jyll Johnstone and co-producer Barbara Ettinger were born into wealthy families to parents too busy to raise them. Johnstone was reared by Martha, a rather cold German woman, while Ettinger was raised by Ethel, a warm, friendly black woman. Both nannies were in their 80s when this documentary was made.
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nanny, social-change, upper-class, child-rearing, family, mother, African-American, German [nationality], immigrant, Southerner, fear, intimidation, interview
