Longing For Beauty

Longing For Beauty

What is beautiful and who defines it? How far will people go to conform to ideals of beauty? Are there societal advantages to being beautiful? The film tells the life stories of three people of different nationalities who consider themselves confronted with severe facial disfigurement or the wish for further beautification.  

They tell about how their lives changed and what plastic surgery did for them; about the conflict between one's own appearance and society's expectations and norms. Some of the most important and successful plastic surgeons of our time are interviewed. They help to understand this branch of medicine in which craft, science and art converges. The film sets out to continually pose the timeless question about the nature of beauty from ethical and aesthetic points of view. Representatives from the worlds of society and culture will also contribute to this ongoing debate. 

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Drei Menschen unterziehen sich auf Grund einer schweren Entstellung ihres Gesichts oder zwecks «Verschönerung» einer plastisch-chirurgischen Behandlung. Dabei zeigt sich die zeitlose und zugleich zeitgeistige Frage nach dem Wesen der Schönheit aus ethischer und ästhetischer Perspektive. Was ist schön und wer legt das fest? Wie weit geht man, um Schönheitsidealen zu entsprechen? Hat es gesellschaftliche Vorteile, schön zu sein? Drei einfache Lebensgeschichten treffen auf die erfolgreichsten plastischen Chirurgen unserer Zeit, die Existenzen zwischen Glamour und offener medialer Ablehnung führen.

Filmed in HD

also available:
85 min version