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Release Year1982
Runtime0h 57m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes1
DirectorDagmar Gueissaz-Teufel
WritersDagmar Gueissaz-Teufel
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast1 credited
Also Known AsPlenty of Nothing
About Plenty of Nothing
Half a million wives work with their husbands in family-run businesses, but most have no legal title to any part of the operation. This documentary focuses on several farm wives who are seeking their fair share of the family farm. In frank and friendly discussions with their husbands and with financial advisers, the women learn about co-ownership. The importance of having a legal arrangement becomes clear when a former farm wife tells how she lost everything she thought she owned when she and her husband divorced. The film encourages women to recognize the economic value of their work and to seek the legal recognition of their status and of their right to an equitable financial share.
Directed by Dagmar Gueissaz-Teufel, Plenty of Nothing leans on a strong ensemble — Dyne Mousso — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1982.
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