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Gloss (2007)

Gloss poster
Original title
Глянец
Directed by
Andrei Konchalovsky
Genre
comedy drama, satirical film, romance film
Country
Russia, France
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
16+
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman from a small town moves to Moscow and gets involved in the fashion world. The story looks at the greedy and shallow side of the beauty business.

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What happens

Gloss (Russian: Глянец, romanized: Glyanets) is a 2007 Russian satirical melodrama directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. The picture opened the 2007 Kinotavr film festival, and was part of the competition program. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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