English Through Films: Working Girl

Young Frankenstein

Date: Friday, March, 25th 2011, 15.30h

Abstract

Working Girl tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith), working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank. When her boss, Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), breaks her leg skiing, Tess uses her absence and connections, including Parker’s errant beau Jack Trainer (Harrison Ford), to put forward her idea for a merger deal.

Activities

Film available in the library.

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