The Illusionists (2016)

A Film About the Globalization of Beauty

Directed by Elena Rossini1h 26mDocumentary

Sex sells. What sells even more? Insecurity. Multi-billion dollar industries saturate our lives with images of unattainable beauty, exporting body hatred from New York to Beirut to Tokyo. Their target? Women, and increasingly men and children. "The Illusionists" turns the mirror on media, exposing the absurd, sometimes humorous, and shocking images that seek to enslave us.

Year
2016
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
16 November 2016
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Jean Kilbourne
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Susie Orbach
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Laura Mulvey
Laura Mulvey
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Gail Dines
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