An experimental film. Uses close up photography and low key lighting to provide an unusual and perhaps cruel look at a familiar and everyday occurrence; the ritual of a girl applying her makeup. We see a series of rather frightening extreme close-ups, and not until the second last shot do we see the girl’s face completely; a shot which is held only long enough to give a tantalising glimpse of her.
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ACMI Identifier
008568
Subject categories
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)