Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue vs Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold). Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold is the older of the two (2017 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue | Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jill Campbell | Griffin Dunne |
| Main cast | Tyra Banks, Elle Macpherson, Paulina Porizkova, Cheryl Tiegs, Christie Brinkley | Harrison Ford, Vanessa Redgrave, Tuesday Weld, Griffin Dunne, Patricia Hearst |
Synopsis
Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue
In the 1960s, Jule Campbell shattered glass ceilings, transforming a struggling sports magazine into a media empire: the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The documentary chronicles Jule's 32-year reign, where she championed intelligence and empowered supermodels like Tyra Banks, Christie Brinkley, and Elle Macpherson. Weaving together her journey with feminism's evolution, the film explores the changing gaze on beauty, from objectification to…
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simultaneously expands and zeroes in, covering a vast stretch of turbulent cultural history with elegance and candor.
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