Llorando en el espejo. Poéticas y políticas sexuales de la belleza en el cine

This article aims to study a set of problematics related to the representation of female beauty in contemporary Argentine cinema focusing on the history of regional beauty pageants, the way bodies are displayed, and the critique of conventional aesthetic parameters. The objective is to comparatively...

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Main Author: Kratje, Julia
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales 2022
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Online Access:https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/millca-digital/article/view/5599
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Summary:This article aims to study a set of problematics related to the representation of female beauty in contemporary Argentine cinema focusing on the history of regional beauty pageants, the way bodies are displayed, and the critique of conventional aesthetic parameters. The objective is to comparatively analyze the documentaries la Reina (2013), by Manuel Abramovich, and La más bella niña (2004), by Mariano Llinás, which demonstrate new approaches to old questions about the sexual politics of beauty.