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The Screen Guide

WASP WAIST is an animated film about women of the late 19th century who practiced tight lacing by wearing corsets to attain an unnaturally small waist. This small waist was likened to that of wasps segmented body. The ideal of feminine beauty was to have a tiny waist of 16 to 15 inches. Hips were enhanced with bustle’s and breasts with padding . Thus creating ideals of sadomasochism, sexuality, frailty and even death celebrated by Victorian art, music and literature.

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Crew

Director
Magda Matwiejew
Writers
Magda Matwiejew
Producer
Magda Matwiejew
Dir. of Photography
Magda Matwiejew

Cast

Sheree Mathews - Valerie Benoist

Production Details

Production Completion
2013
Production Company
Booth And Matwiejew

Sales

International Sales
Booth And Matwiejew