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2003 Documentary 2h 0m

Beauty in a Jar

BEAUTY IN A JAR explores the social, racial, sexual and political history of the American beauty culture. How was the American ideal of beauty transformed over time? How does advertising tap into women's fantasies and hidden desires?

9.0 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Debi Mazar

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Helen Gurley Brown

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John Epperson

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Iman

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Kyra Sedgwick

Narrator

Kathy Peiss

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