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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Josefina Lopez (play)
George LaVoo (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 November 2002 (USA) more
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Real women take chances, have flaws, embrace life...
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This is the story of Ana, a first generation Mexican-American teenager on the verge of becoming a woman... more | full synopsis
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7 wins & 3 nominations more
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some language.
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90 min | Switzerland:87 min
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The producers put out a casting call for girls who were "fat" or "overweight", and had thousands of girls show up who were clearly not fat or overweight, but all thought that they were. more
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Continuity: The photograph of Ana that is tucked into Carmen's bedroom mirror disappears and reappears between shots in the final scene. more
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Pancha: Like my grandmother used to say, "There's no better dressing than meat on bones." more
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America The Beautiful, 21 October 2002
Author: george.schmidt (george.schmidt@hbo.com) from fairview, nj

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (2002) ***1/2 America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros, Ingrid Oliu, George Lopez, Brian Sites, Soledad St. Hilaire, Dale E. Turner. Above average indie diamond in the rough slice of life portrayal of a Mexican American teenager (Ferrara in a remarkable acting debut) trying to cope with her dream to attend college and her quarrelsome relationship with her loving but problematic mother (Ontiveros who gives a beautifully modulated turn) whose own insecurities and frustrations are taken out on her zaftig daughter. Funny, poignant and ultimately a triumph in full-bodied (no pun intended) protagonists without compromising it's clear headed vision of how society and culture myopically decides what is pleasant to the eye (or acceptable for that matter). Finally a film that portrays Latinos in a positive light by not making it a ‘racial film' either. The screenplay by George LaVoo and Josefina Lopez (adapting her play) offers insight to familiar subject matter but with a refreshing focus on character development by not compromising it's strong message: to accept one self is to love one self. (Dir: Patricia Cardoso)

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