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Todd Haynes [Far from heaven, Safe] burst upon the scene two years after his graduation with his now-infamous 43-minute "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story" (1987). Seizing upon the inspired gimmick of using Barbie and Ken dolls to sympathetically recount the story of the pop star's death from anorexia, he spent months making miniature dishes, chairs, costumes, Kleenex and Ex-Lax boxes, and Carpenters' records to create the film's intricate, doll-size mise-en-scene. The result was both audacious and accomplished as the dolls seemingly ceased to be dolls leaving the audience weeping for the tragic singer. Unfortunately, Richard Carpenter's enmity for the film led to the serving of a "cease and desist" order in 1989, and despite the director's offer "to only show the film in clinics and schools, with all money going to the Karen Carpenter memorial fund for anorexia research," "Superstar" remains buried, one of the few films in modern America that cannot be seen by the general public.
Canal: Film & Animation
Añadido: October 12, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Autor: malhouney
Duración: 09:29
Puntuación: 4.79
Reproducciones: 64060
Etiquetas: anorexia barbie carpenter haynes karen todd
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jem2017 (August 5, 2008 at 5:00 pm)
Playing with Barbie dolls is a big part of the way that many young girls learn about femininity -- how women are supposed to look, dress, and behave. I think that the filmmaker's idea was to connect the lessons that girls absorb from Barbie dolls to Karen Carpenter's eating disorder. She died of heart failure after suffering from anorexia nervosa for years. She was not yet 33 years old.
tracpears (July 20, 2008 at 5:10 pm)
Disgusting!! I dont no how you can take the piss using dolls as an example of such a talented singer who was a role model to thousands of people
Crittertube93 (July 19, 2008 at 2:01 am)
You have NEVER heard of Karen Carpenter?!?!
abdroog (July 18, 2008 at 6:23 am)
Amazing. Haynes is a genius. Too bad he's gotten caught up in all of this crap Douglas Sirk melodrama baloney. Ugh.I'm totally impressed by how Haynes did this. I've heard about it, but it exceeds my expectations by leaps and bounds. He's actually managed to make this look pretty natural... but there's always that stiff plastic feel to it.I wonder why.Anyway, it's great, but I could never watch the whole thing. I "get it" already, I think.
wannaBthin2 (July 17, 2008 at 10:59 pm)
I saw this video a long time ago. So sad, Especially since Feb. 4 is my birthday, and I love the Carpenters. :(
stoningtonj (July 16, 2008 at 11:21 pm)
I saw this years ago with a friend named Shane....our love for celebrity self destruction was non stop...
coolamy104 (July 15, 2008 at 8:21 pm)
It's weird but i've never heard of her :S
TAXENGINEER (July 11, 2008 at 12:42 am)
Bizarre?
BigBlueBeast (July 3, 2008 at 5:36 pm)
I saw this movie in one of the creepiest places in the world. A hospital emergency room!
7redzoo (July 2, 2008 at 2:43 am)
Such a Goddess Singer.Here In Russia,we love her too.
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