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Flat Is Beautiful

  • 19981998
  • 50m
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An experimental live-action cartoon using masks, animation, subtitles, drawings, and dramatic scenes to investigate the psychic life of an androgynous eleven-year-old girl.An experimental live-action cartoon using masks, animation, subtitles, drawings, and dramatic scenes to investigate the psychic life of an androgynous eleven-year-old girl.An experimental live-action cartoon using masks, animation, subtitles, drawings, and dramatic scenes to investigate the psychic life of an androgynous eleven-year-old girl.
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6.0/10
51
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  • Director
    • Sadie Benning
  • Writer
    • Sadie Benning
  • Stars
    • Joaquin de la Puente
    • Mark Ewert
    • Jennifer Reeder
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  • Director
    • Sadie Benning
  • Writer
    • Sadie Benning
  • Stars
    • Joaquin de la Puente
    • Mark Ewert
    • Jennifer Reeder
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    Joaquin de la Puente
    Mark Ewert
    Jennifer Reeder
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    An experimental live-action cartoon using masks, animation, subtitles, drawings, and dramatic scenes to investigate the psychic life of an androgynous eleven-year-old girl.
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    • homosexual
    • independent film
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    Inappropriate exploitation of young child actor
    First off, I can understand if the filmmaker Sadie Benning intended "Flat Is Beautiful" as a personal film that draws upon her own experiences. Still, I really couldn't help wondering if it was rather inappropriate for Benning to utilize a child actor in such a project, given the nature of the movie itself with its overt sexual themes, nudity and graphic depictions (including a scene with oral sex).

    That said, I'm not saying the movie is pornography or that it should be banned. All I'm saying is that you want to make a political film with such graphic content, please don't get children involved in its production.
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    • broken_and_beautiful
    • Mar 21, 2009

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      • January 1998 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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