The Village Where Wives Become Men

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1807A
Date Released
23 Jan 1964
Date submitted
7 Jan 1964
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Village Where Wives Become Men. DESCRIPTION: Once a year, in January, the women of Monoclisia in Greece, get their own back on their husbands, by changing places with them for twenty four hours. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MCU woman chasing man. CU man caught by woman. CU another. MS woman throwing water at man. GV man shaking cloth out of window. GV man washing clothes. CU same. GV woman with others playing cards. CU same. GV same. MCU man with baby. GV same. GV women dancing. MS same. CU same. GV same.
Keywords
Commemorations; Curiosities; Ceremonies
Locations
Greece; Monoclisia
Footage sources
France
Card file number
87773
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Village Where Wives Become Men', British Movietone News Issue No. 1807A, 23 Jan 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25401 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)