Daisy : The Story of a Facelift / directed by: Michael Rubbo ; produced by: Michael Rubbo, Giles Walker, Adam Symansky ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal).

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Rubbo, Michael, film director.

Rubbo, Michael, film producer.

Walker, Giles, film producer.

Symansky, Adam, film producer.

National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), film producer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Body image.

Facelift.

Surgery, Plastic.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video (57 min., 43 sec.) : sound

Other Title:

Daisy

Place of Publication:

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2015.

System Details:

video file MPEG-4

Summary:

In a probing yet playful approach to a sensitive subject, this documentary examines the values that prompt people to alter their looks through cosmetic surgery. Personal accounts of men and women, young and old, who have decided to change their bodies are counterbalanced by comments from professionals who explain the effects of physical appearance on our lives. The film focuses mainly on the experiences of Daisy de Bellefeuille, a frank and feisty woman who decides to counter middle age with a facelift. The film provides us with a front-row seat during a facelift operation, as well as a close-up look at the results.

Credits:

Director, Michael Rubbo ; writer, Michael Rubbo, Kate Jansen ; editing, Michael Rubbo ; producer, Michael Rubbo, Giles Walker ; executive producer, Adam Symansky ; cinematography, Susan Trow ; sound, Claude Hazanavicius ; sound editing, André Galbrand ; re-recording, Hans Peter Strobl.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-06-05).

Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Mental Health / Health / Guidance (Feature), 1984

Best Documentary Film, 1984

Diploma of Merit, 1983

Recorded 1983.