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Beauty in a Jar

Mar 1, 2003 · 2h 0m
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BEAUTY IN A JAR explores the social, racial, sexual and political history of the American beauty culture. How was the American ideal of beauty transformed over time? How does advertising tap into women's fantasies and hidden desires?

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Debi Mazar
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Helen Gurley Brown
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John Epperson
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Iman
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Kyra Sedgwick
Narrator
Kathy Peiss
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Directed by Lesli Klainberg

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Original language
EN
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Country
US
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