Real Women Have Curves
Real Women Have Curves 2002 is an American comedydrama film that takes place in East Los Angeles. It gained fame after winning the Audience Award for best dramatic film, and the Special Jury Prize for acting in the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. The film went on to receive the Youth Jury Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, the Humanitas Prize, the Imagen Award at the Imagen Foundation Awards, and Special Recognition by the National Board of Review. The film was directed by Patricia Cardoso, and stars a young America Ferrera as protagonist Ana Garca. The film is based on a play of the same title written by Josefina Lopez, who coauthored the screenplay for the film with producer George LaVoo. According to the Sundance Institute, the film gives a voice to young women who are struggling to love themselves and find respect in the United States.
Real Women Have Curves received positive reviews for its theme a positive body image, its realistic portrayal of a MexicanAmerican family and its acting. The film received an 83 fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metacritic score of 71100. Elivis Mitchell of The New York Times described Real Women Have Curves as a culture clash comic melodrama that is,effervescent and satisfying, a crowd pleaser that does not condescend. Jean Oppenheimer of The Dallas Observer wrote One of the strengths of Real Women Have Curves is that it isnt about just one thing it is about many things. A comingofage drama centered on a motherdaughter conflict, it also explores the immigrant experience the battle to accept oneself, imperfections and all and the importance of personal dignity. Claudia Puig of USA Today noted What will undoubtedly resound powerfully with audiences of Real Women Have Curves, particularly women, is the films message that there is beauty in all shapes and sizes. One of the few negative reviews the film received was written by Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian, he gave the film a two star rating.Real Women Have Curves was received with critical acclaim in the academic sphere for its poignant commentary on challenges facing Latina women today. In a study examining beauty standards for Latinas, three researchers interviewed MexicanAmerican adolescent girls living in Central California to examine the nature of appearance culture as a source of girls perceived beauty standards. The study was published in the July 2015 SAGE Journal of Adolescent Research. Researchers found that the girls pointed to the media as a major source of beauty ideals. The girls were quite critical of European American girls and women who are attracted to unnaturally thin body shapes depicted in mainstream media. Instead, they the girls interviewed admire thick, curvaceous bodies common among women of color in pop culture and Spanishlanguage media. ........
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