Thursday, October 25, 2007
WOMEN IN FILM
This is interesting.
There is a jump at Audrey Hepburn. She is so different.
And from there, the mold seems broken.
There are a few more 'stops' and then it is really hard to put the faces together.
There is no male equivalent. I don't think that it could be done.
The standardization of the film female was almost total.
They 'all' had some work done. The nose, the chin.
Notice the eyes. Most are big. Globular. Even puffy.
And the eye makeup.
There is no film where the woman is plainly without extra lashes, extra shadow or mascara.
It was not until we began seeing European films that this anomaly was obvious.
Today, it is the teeth. Everyone, men and women alike have perfect overly white teeth no matter what the role.
I saw a zombie picture where the teeth were colored but still perfect.
It must be in the standard SAG contract. Don't fuck with the teeth.
