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'''Another Country (Part 1)''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Work in Progress]]. It was originally broadcast in 1986. | '''Another Country (Part 1)''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Work in Progress]]. It was originally broadcast in 1986. | ||
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The story of a Jewish man with a depressed mother. He thinks of persecution of the Jews throughout history. He gets a job in advertising for a weapons manufacturer. He starts a relationship with a married Yemeni woman. They go to a film festival in Europe together. They fight over her interest in clothes, violence and anti-Arab themes in US movies. They attend a party with exiles from the Palestinian resistance. They choose and decorate an apartment together. He finds work with an fraudulent out of state video production company, then gets a job with B'nai B'rith. She helps found an Arabic language institute which fails, takes several language jobs. They go to a beach resort, skinny dipping at a campsite, and to a wildlife reserve with wild horses. She throws parties and dances. They fight over middle east politics. He's given the job of generating PR to support the invasion of Lebanon. | The story of a Jewish man with a depressed mother. He thinks of persecution of the Jews throughout history. He gets a job in advertising for a weapons manufacturer. He starts a relationship with a married Yemeni woman. They go to a film festival in Europe together. They fight over her interest in clothes, violence and anti-Arab themes in US movies. They attend a party with exiles from the Palestinian resistance. They choose and decorate an apartment together. He finds work with an fraudulent out of state video production company, then gets a job with B'nai B'rith. She helps found an Arabic language institute which fails, takes several language jobs. They go to a beach resort, skinny dipping at a campsite, and to a wildlife reserve with wild horses. She throws parties and dances. They fight over middle east politics. He's given the job of generating PR to support the invasion of Lebanon. | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
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== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
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[[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | [[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | ||
[[Category:1986]] | [[Category:1986]] | ||
[[Category:Narrative_Monologue]] | [[Category:Narrative_Monologue]] | ||
[[Category: Work In Progress]] | |||
Revision as of 12:43, 19 February 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1986 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Serious Monologue, Narrative Monologue, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | Talking About Love |
| Followed by: | Another Country (Part 2) |
When his mother was depressed, you could feel her mood spreading through the house like a foul mist.
Another Country (Part 1) is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work in Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1986.
Synopsis
The story of a Jewish man with a depressed mother. He thinks of persecution of the Jews throughout history. He gets a job in advertising for a weapons manufacturer. He starts a relationship with a married Yemeni woman. They go to a film festival in Europe together. They fight over her interest in clothes, violence and anti-Arab themes in US movies. They attend a party with exiles from the Palestinian resistance. They choose and decorate an apartment together. He finds work with an fraudulent out of state video production company, then gets a job with B'nai B'rith. She helps found an Arabic language institute which fails, takes several language jobs. They go to a beach resort, skinny dipping at a campsite, and to a wildlife reserve with wild horses. She throws parties and dances. They fight over middle east politics. He's given the job of generating PR to support the invasion of Lebanon.
Music
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- "Qu'ran" - Brian Eno and David Byrne (from My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, 1981) | YouTube
Commentary
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