TAKE MY NOSE PLEASE

Showings

Roxie Theatre Fri, Jun 9, 2017 9:31 PM
Vogue Theatre Wed, Jun 14, 2017 9:15 PM
Film Info
Director:Joan Kron
Film Category:Comedy
Running Time:99 min.
Country:USA

Description

A 99-minute documentary about an odd couple ? comedy & plastic surgery. The film is a seriously funny and wickedly subversive look at the role comedy has played in exposing the pressures on women to be attractive and society?s desire/shame relationship with plastic surgery. More than 15 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the US in 2014 ? 90 percent of them on women. Yet, for those who elect to tinker with Mother Nature, especially for high-profile women, plastic surgery is still a dark secret. Funny women are the exception. From Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers to Roseanne Barr and Kathy Griffin, comedians have been unashamed to talk about their perceived flaws ? and the steps taken to remedy them. For these dames, cosmetic surgery isn?t vanity, it?s affirmative action ? compensation for the unfair distribution of youthfulness and beauty. By admitting what their sisters in drama deny, comic performers speak to women who feel the same pressures, giving them permission to pursue change (or not to) while entertaining us.

Co-presented by Sketchfest.