The Body Beautiful
The Body Beautiful1991
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This bold, stunning exploration of a white mother who undergoes a radical mastectomy and her Black daughter who embarks on a modeling career reveals the profound effects of body image and the strain of racial and sexual identity on their charged, intensely loving bond. At the heart of Onwurah’s brave excursion into her mother’s scorned sexuality is a provocative interweaving of memory and fantasy. The filmmaker plumbs the depths of maternal strength and daughterly devotion in an unforgettable tribute starring her real-life mother, Madge Onwurah.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| MMadge OnwurahNarrator (voice) Mother/Herself | Narrator (voice) Mother/Herself |
 Rosie RowellNarrator (voice) Daughter | Narrator (voice) Daughter |
 Sian Ejiwunmi-Le BerreThe Daughter (as Sian Martin) | The Daughter (as Sian Martin) |
 Brian BovellYoung Man | Young Man |
| MMaureen DouglassYoung Mother | Young Mother |
 Valentine NonyelaPeter | Peter |
| LLouis AltinsonNot listed | Not listed |
| LLinda DobsonNot listed | Not listed |
| RRichard GrayNot listed | Not listed |
| HHaley McKayNot listed | Not listed |
| MMichael McKayNot listed | Not listed |
| NNina McKayNot listed | Not listed |
 Saffron BurrowsModel | Model |
| NNadja CarrModel | Model |
| AAnn ParksModel | Model |
| JJane YeomansModel | Model |
| NNovletModel | Model |