My friend Babs told me the other day that she likes foreign movies and TV shows because in them, people look like people.
I thought of that this morning when I came across a pledge drive on my local PBS station that featured two British actresses. My guess would be that they are in their 40s, because they looked it. They had wrinkles and dyed hair, and one of them was overweight.
There needs to be a movement against the impossible-to-achieve ideals for women that are coming out of almost all American film, TV, and advertising.
It gets into your head, no matter what you do. And you forget what real people look like. So that when you see your own face in the mirror, you think there is something wrong with you.
I remember watching an interview with Frances McDormand about ten years ago, where she said that she would never have any work done to her face because that way when she got to be 60, she would be the only one in Hollywood who would look 60 and she would get all the parts.
Next time I saw her was about five years ago in Something's Gotta Give. And, guess what, she was skinnier than all hell and I was sad.
Then I saw her just now, in this photo on her imdb page. I didn't recognize her. Pretty, yes. But also an entirely new face.
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pretty and sad, all at once. is this what happens when you marry coen bro? do you suppose it's all make-up and wind machines? which is egually sad -- but at least it doesn't involve sharp objects. babs
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