Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 min. 10 sec.) ; 331880653 bytes |
Summary |
From the hustle of a busy truck stop to the discreet hush of a Parisian house of fine dining, this documentary provides an illuminating look at the lives of women in the restaurant business. Filmmaker Maya Gallus talks to waitresses, headwaiters and restaurant owners about the demands of the job. The program looks at gender, power and the art of service, revealing the fantasies and desires that customers project onto female servers - including substitute wife, girlfriend and personal servant. (From Canada, in English, French and Japanese) (Documentary) M (N) |
Event |
Broadcast 2012-03-22 at 20:30:00 |
Notes |
Classification: M |
Subject |
Hotels -- Employees.
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Identity (Psychology)
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Restaurants -- Customer services.
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Restaurants -- Employees.
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Table service.
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Waitresses.
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Canada.
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Japan -- Tokyo.
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France -- Paris.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Gallus, Maya, director
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Ahbali, Sonia, contributor
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Ancher, Jean-Marie, contributor
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Bakker, Rose, contributor
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Barro, Roekia, contributor
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Corouge, Christophe, contributor
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de Oliveira, Amelia, contributor
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Farrelly, Aisling, contributor
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Hebert, Krystelle, contributor
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Kerwich, Kathya, contributor
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McPherson, Pam, contributor
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Okuka, Jelena, contributor
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Sabourin, Krystele, contributor
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Tago, Yoshiaki, contributor
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Takamatsu, Tomoaki, contributor
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Therrien, Marie-Pier, contributor
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