Stardom (2000) 7/10

Starring : Jessica Pare, Dan Aykroyd, Charles Berling, Robert Lepage, Camilla Rutherford, Thomas Gibson, Frank Langella
Director : Denys Arcand
Running Time : 103 mins

Wannabe Canadian model Tina Menzhal (Pare) is discovered while playing hockey and is soon whisked into the world of an international model. She is seemingly followed around by a documentary crew who record her rise to fame and the various pitfalls that journey entails, including how the media treat her and invade her life.

This movie takes the idea of fame and shows how the media can really turn facts around and shape them to suit their needs. Pare is suitably vapid and oblivious to what’s going on around her for the lead role, and the documentary style really helps give us an idea of how a simple individual can be affected by the actions of the media. Although a little slow in places, this is well worth watching if you are a fan of documentaries concerning the rich and famous, and is an enlightening look at how politics is so entwined with celebrity in the modern age.

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