Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

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Real Women Have Curves

America Ferrera, Brian Sites, George Lopez, Ingrid Oliu, Lupe Ontiveros

Ana, a first generation Mexican American teenager living in East Los Angeles, has just graduated from high school. Because she is a talented writer, a caring teacher urges her to apply to college. Ana...( read more  read more... ) secretly is excited about the possibility, but her overbearing and hypercritical mother, Carmen, insists that it is time for her to help provide for the family by working in her sister's sewing factory. When a crisis arises at the factory, it seems as if Ana's fate is unhappily sealed, but her indomitable will to reach beyond sweatshop life eventually leads her to burst, defiant and resplendent, through every restriction on her life.

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  • October 17, 2009
    This movie was really cute. Very inspiring!
  • August 20, 2009
    I enjoyed the movie. It portrays the struggle of many first generation immigrants, although the mother's resistance to her daughter going to college is unusual. America Ferrera does a great job.
  • April 30, 2009
    America Ferrera gives a truly tour-de-force performance owning the entire movie and developing one of the most touching characters of the decade, ricocheting her career with no end in sight.

    Surprisingly enough, the movie doesn't fall into the usual chicano clichés (unlike the a...( read more)wful Tortilla Soup) and creates real characters with relatable stories and backgrounds, and, above all, dignity and love.

    Some unforgettable scenes (the stripping in the factory is absolutely uplifting) and a great mix of cast and screenplay, make this tale of freedom and family a must-see.
  • April 22, 2009
    This film does what most other so-called "chick-flicks" couldn't do. It celebrates women without bashing men. Yes, the male roles are secondary, but they're all moral, upstanding, intelligent characters that are supportive of Ana. Real Women Have Curves may be intended pr...( read more)imarily for female audiences, but it's one that guys can watch without feeling belittled or apologetic.
  • August 6, 2008
    Beautiful.
  • November 12, 2009
    You've GOT to see this movie, tremendous!
  • November 6, 2009
    Mah, veramente bruttino e irritante.
  • August 15, 2009
    Bouffée de fraîcheur gracieuseté de HBO qui se veut un réel petit bijou d'acceptation de soi avec une histoire bien écrite et de fortes performances. Savoureux.
  • July 12, 2009
    she is thick and sassy
  • April 7, 2009
    nice touching movie.:)

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