Mail Order Bride

Téléfilm
1984
1h 26min

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueWhen a Filipino mail order bride arrives in a small town outside of Sydney she becomes aware of cultural differences by way of the inherent sexism and racism of her husband and his mates. Sh... Tout lireWhen a Filipino mail order bride arrives in a small town outside of Sydney she becomes aware of cultural differences by way of the inherent sexism and racism of her husband and his mates. She sees the Aboriginal living conditions in the country town as being not too far removed f... Tout lireWhen a Filipino mail order bride arrives in a small town outside of Sydney she becomes aware of cultural differences by way of the inherent sexism and racism of her husband and his mates. She sees the Aboriginal living conditions in the country town as being not too far removed from the country she has left.

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When human decency confronts inherent human prejudices

You might think this intriguing story to be mostly about a man's narrow view of women/wives, and also about an impoverished woman sacrificing to help her family survive. I think they exist, but there is so much more than them.

I think the viewer will find, at a minimum, the following, more important, and very common themes, if they think deeper: 1. a man looking for the warmth his own community couldn't provide 2. a woman trying to fulfill her unconscious desire to make the world a better place through love 3. emotionally cold people lashing out at minority groups in a fruitless attempt to cure their anger at their own cold communities/families.

It's a reminder that most, if not all, of a person's emotional problems are only cured by "fixing" themselves, and that, sadly, through frustration, most people slip into shortcuts, such as alcohol, blaming others and anger instead.

The writer had a lot of insight about life, and also about 1980's Australia in my opinion.

About the actual plot - I think both main characters were doing the right thing and I think so much good would come from their union - if they could eventually transcend his and society's prejudices.

One criticism - why did it finish abruptly - it would have been great to have seen the movie end with, say, them settling in their new community and eventually overcoming the trials to live happily and peacefully.