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20th Century Women

Single mother Dorothea is concerned about the lack of a male role model for her impressionable son and persuades teenage friend Julie to give him some lessons in living life as it should be lived.

In Santa Barbara in 1979, 15-year-old Jamie lives with his single mother Dorothea in a shared house. Dorothea is concerned about the lack of a male role model for her impressionable son and persuades lodger Abbie and Jamie's teenage friend Julie to give him some lessons in living life as it should be lived.

1 hour, 49 minutes

Last on

Sat 12 Feb 202223:10

Music Played

  • Talking Heads

    Psycho Killer

  • The Clash

    (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais

  • The Clash

    (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais

  • Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

    In A Sentimental Mood (1991 Remastered)

  • Rudy Vallée

    As Time Goes By

  • Germs

    Media Blitz

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Love In A Void

  • Talking Heads

    Drugs

  • Suicide

    Cheree

  • Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five

    Basin Street Blues (Rec. 1928)

  • Neu!

    Lila Engel

  • DEVO

    Gut Feeling

  • David Bowie

    DJ

  • Talking Heads

    The Big Country

  • Purepath

    Skywalk

  • Rudy Vallée

    As Time Goes By

  • Buzzcocks

    Why Can't I Touch It?

Credits

RoleContributor
Dorothea FieldsAnnette Bening
Julie HamlinElle Fanning
Abbie PorterGreta Gerwig
WilliamBilly Crudup
JamieLucas Jade Zumann
Julie's MotherAlison Elliott
Gail PorterThea Gill
DirectorMike Mills
WriterMike Mills

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Aug 201922:45
  • Fri 17 Jul 202023:20
  • Sat 29 May 202123:40
  • Sat 12 Feb 202223:10