America the beautiful /

Every year Americans spend an average of $12.4 billion on cosmetic surgery procedures. Why are we being conditioned not to like the way we look? Award-winning filmmaker Darryl Roberts goes on a five-year journey to unearth the origins and deadly risks of our nation's quest for physical perfecti...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Sensory Overload Productions, Xenon Pictures
Other Authors:	Roberts, Darryl (Screenwriter, Producer, Director), Engfehr, Kurt (Producer), Georgieva, Stela (Producer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Soundtrack in English, with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Subjects:	Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > United States. Body image in women > United States. Identity (Psychology) and mass media > United States. Beauty, Personal > United States > Psychological aspects. Human body > Social aspects > United States. Belleza personal > Estados Unidos > Aspectos psicológicos. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Published 2009

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