Food, and its consumption, has become a feminist issue, and THE FAMINE WITHIN, a very serious Canadian documentary written, directed and produced by Katherine Gilday, dives into the subject with a vengeance.
Despite its largely talking-heads format, THE FAMINE WITHIN provides a sociological/historical overview and a wealth of facts (25 years ago the average model weighed 8 percent less than the average woman; today it's 23 percent less) about how the mass media and the culture have been able to set
pervasive, impossible standards for female--and male, although not pursued here--beauty and body type, and the agony experienced by those who fall short, which is ju...
Released:
1990
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins