The Georges of New York

Series: Six American Families Series

Duration: :53

Year Published: 1976

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Presents the lifestyle of a middle-class black family in New York City. Follows Bob George on the job as a policeman and examines the effects that this occupation has had on his personality and on his family. Explores the relationship between the two daughters and their parents, contrasting their open discussions of sex with the more repressive atmosphere the parents were raised in. Emphasizes their awareness of a minority status as blacks in this society. Includes reactions of the George family to the film.

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