Movie
The Story of Soaps
2020 · 120 min
A breezy, affectionate stroll through television history, full of nostalgic clips and talking heads that inform without ever demanding much effort.
- Directed by
- Rebecca Gitlitz, Robin Pelleck
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Shelly Altman, John Aniston, Alec Baldwin
- Overview
- This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how female creators migrated from radio to television to become the dominant force in daytime for more than three decades. Today, the legacy of the soap opera continues all over prime time and reality t.v. An extensive look is taken at this iconic, impactful genre.
- How it feels
- Warm, light, earnest and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Media, celebrity, gender, art
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Rebecca Gitlitz, Robin Pelleck
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Shelly Altman, John Aniston, Alec Baldwin
