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The Body Beautiful

The Body Beautiful

(1991)

Overview

This bold, stunning exploration of a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her Black daughter who embarks on a modeling career reveals the profound effects of body image and the strain of racial and sexual identity on their charged, intensely loving bond. At the heart of Onwurah’s brave excursion into her mother’s scorned sexuality is a provocative interweaving of memory and fantasy. The filmmaker plumbs the depths of maternal strength and daughterly devotion in an unforgettable tribute starring her real-life mother, Madge Onwurah.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Ngozi Onwurah
  2. Producer : Simon Onwurah,Lin Solomon
  3. Writer : Ngozi Onwurah
  4. Editor : Liz Webber
  5. Cast : Madge Onwurah,Rosie Rowell,Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre,Brian Bovell,Maureen Douglass,Valentine Nonyela,Louis Altinson,Linda Dobson,Richard Gray,Haley McKay,Michael McKay,Nina McKay,Saffron Burrows,Nadja Carr,Ann Parks,Jane Yeomans,Novlet

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Original TitleThe Body Beautiful

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1991-10-03

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 23m

Production CompaniesBFI

Genres

  • Drama

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