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Beauties of the Night

2016 · 90 min

A tender, bittersweet visit with proud women reflecting on faded glamour, aging and resilience, moving between laughter and quiet regret.

Directed by: María José Cuevas
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Olga Breeskin, Lyn May, Rossy Mendoza

Tagline: The stars shine when the sun goes down
Overview: What happened to those vedettes who represented the mexican cabaret’s exotic beauty in the ‘70s and ‘80s? Four decades after the end of their roles, they tell their stories with dignity.

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Directed by: María José Cuevas
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Olga Breeskin, Lyn May, Rossy Mendoza

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: aging
identity
celebrity
gender
healing
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	4
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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