Getting Married

Year Published: 1978

Creator: Michael Creedman

Complete Record: This film examines the reasons people marry. Uses the experiences of two couples to emphasize the importance of exploring attitudes and expectations about marriage before marrying. Uses mixture of dramatic scenes, real-life interviews, and silent film movie clips. Silent film clips include Wide shot of traveling wagon train, Medium shot of a elderly man and wife sitting beside each other in the front of a covered wagon. Medium shot of man and woman in a cabin. The man is loading a shot gun while his wife holds an ax. A cowboy presents a woman with bouquet of flowers. A Wide shot of man and woman standing on top of a rock, embracing, in front of a wide plain.