
The Things I Cannot Change
"This feature documentary is considered to be the forerunner of the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. The film offers in inside look at 3 weeks in the life of the Bailey family. Trouble with the police, begging for stale bread, and the birth of another child are just some of the issues they face. Through it all, the father tries to explain his family's predicament. Although filmed in Montreal, the film offers an anatomy of poverty as it occurs throughout North America." - NFB
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8.7/10
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- Language
- English
- poverty
- woman director
- direct cinema
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CanadaCA
- TV1 Jan 1967
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The Things I Cannot Change was released on 1 January 1967.
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1- C6/10
CinemaSerf
5/6/2026
This intimately photographed and unscripted feature allows us to spend a few weeks wth the Bailey family in a Montreal that seems unsympathetic to their growing array of problems. Dad is a bit flaky and a cook, when he can find work, whilst his more stoic and expectant wife remains at their over-crowded home looking after their nine children. The oldest is twelve and though they do receive some government assistance,…
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