America The Beautiful

Aug 1, 2008

1h 45m

★ 6.2

Is America obsessed with beauty?

Overview

In a society where "celebutantes" like Paris Hilton dominate newsstands and models who weigh less than 90 pounds die from malnutrition, female body image is one of the more dire problems facing today's society. "America the Beautiful" illuminates the issue by covering every base. Child models, plastic surgery, celebrity worship, airbrushed advertising, dangerous cosmetics - no rock is left unturned.

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Documentary

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6.0

Jeans: A Faded Blue Planet

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7.2

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6.0

Dans le vent

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Short subject on how fashion is created-- not by the great couturiers, but on the street.

0.0

Magic Molecule

Jan 1, 1962

A film showing the new world created by the techniques and processes of the plastics industry. Transmuted from coal, oil or wood, synthetic substances can make thousands of new products, from silk threads to furniture. With a light and lively treatment, this film explores the colorful, versatile world of these synthetic materials.

0.0

Paris Black Night

Jan 1, 1990

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7.2

The Legend of Leigh Bowery

Apr 13, 2002

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7.0

Hmoty zítřka

Mar 3, 1961

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4.7

Seamless

Apr 26, 2005

A look at what it takes for young designers to make it in the fashion world.

10.0

Battle at Versailles

May 5, 2016

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0.0

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Jan 1, 1997

Short film by Willy Bogner. Created as an advertisement for the 1997 Bogner ski clothing collection. Featuring alpine ski and snowboard champions. Filmed at St. Moritz, Switzerland and Island Lake, Canada.

0.0

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5.6

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A documentary focused on former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld.

0.0

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8.5

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0.0

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0.0

Traceable

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Traceable follows Laura Siegel, a fashion designer who takes a critical look at the fashion supply chain and fast fashion industry, travels through India in order to meet and work together with the artisans who create the majority of the clothing that we wear. The film explores our growing disconnect of how and who makes our clothing, thus instilling a need for traceability in the fashion industry.

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9.0

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0.0

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