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1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Gloria Steinem, Issac Mizrahi, Margaret Cho |
| Event |
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2002. |
| Summary |
Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the country’s most popular events—MISS AMERICA paints a vivid picture of an institution that has come to reveal much about a changing nation. The pageant is about commercialism and sexual politics, about big business and small towns. But beyond the symbolism lies a human story—at once moving, inspiring, infuriating, funny, and poignant. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival** and at the **SXSW Film Festival.** "*Superb…effortlessly mines perspective, poignancy and cultural significance for an exercise that has embodied the essence of kitsch and tacky…*" - ***The Hollywood Reporter*** |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
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Gender identity.
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Mass media and culture.
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Women's studies.
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History, Modern.
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History.
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Documentary films.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Ades, Lisa, film director.
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Steinem, Gloria, actor.
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Mizrahi, Issac, actor.
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Cho, Margaret, actor.
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Women Make Movies (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
6568402 Kanopy |
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