[3] Tells the story of the death of Karen
Carpenter (of The Carpenters, noted squeaky-clean duo of the early
70's) from anorexia, using (wait for it) Barbie dolls instead of
actors. A well-intentioned idea, symbolising as it does commercial
packaging of women, etc - unfortunately it's just too ridiculous to
work and when I saw it the audience giggled throughout. A shame,
too, since the non-Barbie bits, a mix of found footage and hand-held
video, are well thought-out and do perhaps give something of an
insight into the world of the anorexic.
5/10
