Beauty Becomes the Beast

Beauty Becomes the Beast describes a random access world mediated by TV images and shards of popular culture. The film features a powerful performance by Lydia Lunch regressing from adulthood to childhood, hinting at a sexually abusive past. It concerns itself with the position of woman as subject and the way women experience patriarchal law and the heterosexual order.

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Release Date

January 2, 1979

Status

Released

Original Title

Beauty Becomes the Beast

Runtime

41min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

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