In Ruth Carr’s arresting vignette, a woman rises every morning to put on her mask for the world, terrified that her husband will glimpse the real face beneath. As the camera explores in stark close-up the landscape of this aging woman’s body, Lovely contemplates on the underbelly of the beauty industry, the ravages of time, and what people will do in the name of love. Cast features Greta Lindholm and Ken Snodgrass.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1001944
Language
No spoken word
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded