The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter is a 1980 documentary film and the first movie ever made by Connie Field about the American women who went to work during World War II to do mens jobs. In 1996, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter premiered at the New York Film Festival in 1980, which at that time was one of the most important film festivals in America, and went on to be screened at over 50 film festivals around the world. The film was released in movie theaters in the United States, England and Australia to rave reviews. The Los Angeles Times called it warm, engaging and poignant and went on to say the film has that Studs Terkellike ability to discover the extraordinary in seemingly ordinary people. Terrific. Of the Rosies themselves The London Times said the resilience, spirit and humour of Connie Fields indomitable heroines sends you out elated and loving them.The film earned fifteen international awards for Best Documentary, was named One of the Ten Best Films of the Year by a number of publications, including the Village Voice and Film Comment, and was voted Best Independent Feature of the Year in American Film Magazine. It was originally broadcast on PBSs American Experience and numerous international TV stations such as Channelin England and the South African Broadcasting Corporation. The film has been in active distribution for overyears. ........

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