Gloss (2007)
Bitter comedy about dolce vita
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Runtime : 1H 58M
Director : Andrei Konchalovsky
Writer : Avdotya Smirnova, Andrei Konchalovsky
Synopsis
A pretty, young girl from a coal-mining town comes to Moscow with dreams of becoming a supermodel in this satirical look at the fashion industry.
Two characters: old and young; teacher and pupil; man and woman. Four walls within which they conjure intellectualism, relive the profession (journalism), explore politics and discover each other.
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