Family that Dwelt Apart, The

Duration: 8 min

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1973

Creator: YVOM

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Story of a family happily isolated on an island, whose life falls apart when the world goes to help them. Social comment on the abuses of publicity, the media commercialism and interfering in the private affairs of others. From a short story by E.B. White. Animated., Presents a black comedy about a family that never had cause to worry until the world began to worry about them. Introduces the Pruitt family, who lived alone on an island undisturbed by the rest of society until rescue planes invaded the island when the bay froze over. Narrated and written by E B White.

Complete Record: , Presents a black comedy about a family that never had cause to worry until the world began to worry about them. Introduces the Pruitt family, who lived alone on an island undisturbed by the rest of society until rescue planes invaded the island when the bay froze over. Narrated and written by E B White.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.