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Release Year2012
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes19
DirectorNeil Berkeley
WritersChris Bradley
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBeauty Is Embarrassing
About Beauty Is Embarrassing
Raised in the Tennessee mountains, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in NYC. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the Pee-wee's Playhouse TV show which soon led to more work designing some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop culture. Recently his word paintings featuring pithy and and often sarcastic text statements finely crafted onto vintage landscape paintings have made him a darling of the fine art world. The movie chronicles the vaulted highs and crushing lows of an artist struggling to find peace and balance between his professional work and his personal art. This is especially complicated for a man who struggles with the virtues he most often mocks in his art...Vanity, ego and fame.
Directed by Neil Berkeley, Beauty Is Embarrassing leans on a strong ensemble — Wayne White, Mimi Pond, Woodrow White — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2012.
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