Beauty in a Jar

9.0 2003 120 min
Documentary

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 h…

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Lesli Klainberg, Lisa Ades

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Debi Mazar Self
Helen Gurley Brown Self
John Epperson Self
Iman Self
Kyra Sedgwick Narrator
Kathy Peiss Self

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