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Desire for Beauty

2013 · 90 min

A quiet, thoughtful documentary that follows people chasing physical perfection, leaving you to ponder the gap between appearance and self-worth.

Directed by: Miguel Gaudêncio
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Starring: Agata Kulesza, Maria Czubaszek, Maja Frykowska

Tagline: Things that mirrors don't show.
Overview: Four people turn to plastic surgery as the last resort in their search for perfection - their appearances will change, but will their lives?

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Directed by: Miguel Gaudêncio
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Starring: Agata Kulesza, Maria Czubaszek, Maja Frykowska

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
healing
isolation
media
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary, drama
Directed by: Miguel Gaudêncio
Written by: Miguel Gaudêncio, Rafał Samusik
Starring: Agata Kulesza, Maria Czubaszek, Maja Frykowska, Elżbieta Jodłowska, Mikołaj Komar, Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz, Piotr Najsztub, Julia Pietrucha
Cinematography: Maciej Puczyński
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Poland
Languages: Polish

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