The Body Beautiful

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The Body Beautiful is a 1991 British short film by director Ngozi Onwurah that explores race, body image, and mother–daughter relationships through a semi-autobiographical lens.

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The Body Beautiful canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 1990s film ⓘ
British film ⓘ
short film ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Ngozi Onwurah ⓘ
directorEthnicity Nigerian-British ⓘ
directorNationality British ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
short drama film ⓘ
hasDirector Ngozi Onwurah ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme Black British experience ⓘ
body image ⓘ
feminism ⓘ
identity ⓘ
mother–daughter relationships ⓘ
race ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
narrativeForm semi-autobiographical ⓘ
partOf Black British cinema ⓘ
portrays breast cancer and mastectomy ⓘ
female embodiment ⓘ
interracial identity ⓘ
mother–daughter intimacy ⓘ
productionType independent film ⓘ
releaseYear 1991 ⓘ
runningTimeCategory short ⓘ
subjectMatter beauty standards ⓘ
representation of Black women’s bodies ⓘ
writer Ngozi Onwurah ⓘ

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Ngozi Onwurah → notableWork → The Body Beautiful ⓘ
Ngozi Onwurah → directed → The Body Beautiful ⓘ
Ngozi Onwurah → notableWork → The Body Beautiful ⓘ
subject linked to: Onwurah