The Standard of Living
DirectorJune Shaukat
“What would you do if you had a million dollars?”
What would you do if you had a million dollars? Based on the eponymous short story by Dorothy Parker, THE STANDARD OF LIVING explores class and conspicuous consumption over the course of a single conversation, in which two working-class women fantasize about being liberated from financial obligation.
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