Movie Details
Original Language:English
Losing A Conversation with the Parents
DirectorMartha Rosler
18 min
Plot
Treating the problem of anorexia nervosa from the parents perspective Rosler presents a mother and father speaking about the tragedy of their daughters death as a result of dieting The conversation turns toward the irony of selfstarvation in a land of plenty and toward the international politics of food where food aid is used as a negotiating tool Confronting a serious issue Rosler simultaneously sets into play the confessional form and the ghoulish staginess of talk show dramatics
