United States / Oct 03, 1991 / New York Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
This bold, stunning exploration of a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her Black daughter who embarks on a modeling career reveals the profound effects of body image and the strain of racial and sexual identity on their charged, intensely loving bond. At the heart of Onwurah’s brave excursion into her mother’s scorned sexuality is a provocative interweaving of memory and fantasy. The filmmaker plumbs the depths of maternal strength and daughterly devotion in an unforgettable tribute starring her real-life mother, Madge Onwurah.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Linda Dobson | |
| Richard Gray | |
| Haley McKay | |
| Michael McKay | |
| Nina McKay | |
| Saffron Burrows | Model |
| Nadja Carr | Model |
| Ann Parks | Model |
| Jane Yeomans | Model |
| Novlet | Model |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Body Beautiful |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BFI |
| Release date | 3 ottobre 1991 |
| Executive producer | Kate Ogborn, Ben Gibson |
| Production | Simon Onwurah, Lin Solomon |
| Writer | Ngozi Onwurah |
| Editing | Liz Webber |
| Cinematography | Peter Collis |
| Assistant directors | Kanayo Onwurah, Ngozi Onwurah |
| Camera operators | Peter Collis |
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| Additional photography | Peter Collis |
| Music | Anthony Quigley, Jonathon Hirst, Mags Scholes, Richard Gray |
| Sound | Mags Scholes, Richard Gray, Anthony Quigley, Jonathon Hirst |
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