I Need a Man Like You to Make My Dreams Come True (1986)

Directed by

Kalli Paakspuu, Daria Stermac

Genre

music, comedy

Country

Canada

Runtime

24 min

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film mixes performance art and musical comedy to poke fun at gender roles. It features performers in comedic sketches and songs.

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What happens

I Need a Man Like You to Make My Dreams Come True is a Canadian short film, directed by Kalli Paakspuu and Daria Stermac and released in 1986. Mixing performance art segments by Sheila Costick and Helen Porter with musical comedy interludes performed by The Clichettes (Louise Garfield, Janice Hladki and Johanna Householder), the film presents a satirical look at gender roles. The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 8th Genie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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