Femme on Film: Drop Dead Gorgeous

Welcome to Femme on Film where host Ria Carrogan and a guest chat about films made for women, about women, by women… just awesome lady folk (and those who identify as awesome lady folk) content that has often been unfairly maligned, misunderstood by critics, and are often way ahead of their time and need a revisit. This is a place to discuss all of this, and more! This episode, Ria and Jess discuss the 1999 film Drop Dead Gorgeous. They discuss representations of young women in beauty pageants, the difficulties of finding the right tone with satire and the absence of bras in the late 90s and early 2000s. Please be warned, Ria and Jess do talk about disordered eating and eating disorders in this episode. A huge thank you to the Comics in Motion network who has given space to create this podcast. If you would like to come and chat about a film for Femme on Film, drop a message via Twitter. You can find out more about Jess at 600 words on life https://www.sixhundredwordsonlife.com/ and @600wordonlife on Instagram. She also @jess_bdavies on Instagram. Follow Femme on Film on Twitter @FemmeOnFilmPod and Ria @riacarrogan and get in touch if there’s a film you would like to talk about! Intro and outro music: Say You Will by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com