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The Illusionists

20161h 26mElena Rossini

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"A Film About the Globalization of Beauty"

Sex sells. What sells even more? Insecurity. Multi-billion dollar industries saturate our lives with images of unattainable beauty, exporting body hatred from New York to Beirut to Tokyo. Their target? Women, and increasingly men and children. "The Illusionists" turns the mirror on media, exposing the absurd, sometimes humorous, and shocking images that seek to enslave us.

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What is The Illusionists (2016) about?

Sex sells. What sells even more? Insecurity. Multi-billion dollar industries saturate our lives with images of unattainable beauty, exporting body hatred from New York to Beirut to Tokyo. Their target? Women, and increasingly men and children. "The Illusionists" turns the mirror on media, exposing the absurd, sometimes humorous, and shocking images that seek to enslave us.

Who stars in The Illusionists?

The Illusionists stars Jean Kilbourne (Herself), Susie Orbach (Herself), Laura Mulvey (Herself), Gail Dines (Herself). The film was directed by Elena Rossini.

How long is The Illusionists?

The Illusionists has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2016.

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