the powder & the glory

News & Events

• Filmmakers Arnie Reisman and Ann Carol Grossman are available to speak with screenings of the film or clips. For information on speaking engagements, please contact Kevin MacRae at Lordly and Dame.
• The Powder & the Glory DVD and companion book War Paint by Lindy Woodhead will be available after broadcast from PBS Home Video.

Comments from Viewers

Truly wonderful... a remarkable job of conveying the passion and drive of the two women, their interconnected stories--so that their individual stories co-exist with their combined story--all within the broader context of the changing times, and with a delicate balance of humor and rich historical analysis.

Virginia Drachman
Tufts University

This is not merely a good film or even excellent; I think it is superb! I learned a lot about something I have no interest in, and the film made me very interested. This is a notable achievement. The editing is also superb. There was not a single moment that it flagged or lacked a completely coherent continuity... I can't wait to see it again, on PBS. BRAVO!

Daniel Neuman, CEO
New Center for Arts and Culture, Boston

What a fabulous film you have created! This is a masterpiece! We were all blown away by it -Ken Burns doesn't come close, truly!

Diane McManus Jensen
Jensen Fine Arts, Boston

Great... a really thought provoking film that goes way beyond the world of cosmetics. It raises so many interesting issues, is often funny, never didactic, and a great time capsule of the previous century. Congratulations.

PS I usually don't watch things when they first arrive, but had to wait for a call, so I put it in to kill time. Once the call arrived, I couldn't stop watching.

Jordan Peimer, Director of Public Programs
Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles

The Powder & the Glory... is stunning. Everything about it -- the writing, visuals, mix of interviews, animation, still photographs -- helped to make it absolutely captivating. Congratulations!!!

Lillian Little, Ph.D.
Bertolon School of Business, Salem State College

I especially liked the way you used animation instead of "dramatic re-enactments". It made your film stand apart. As a composer of film and concert music, I also enjoyed the music, [which] added a unique feeling to your film.

Alvin Ealy
Boston

... wonderful!!! It's funny, it's smart and completely engaging. Who'd've though I'd be riveted by cosmeticians, but it really is a glorious tale of the American Dream at its best.

Fred Barron
Television Producer, London

Loved, loved, loved it. Zippy, informative, fun to watch and a great set of folks. Especially Kitty Carlisle Hart. How cool was she?

Nancy Koehn
Harvard Business School

It's fabulous, and that is understating it by a lot. Incredibly informative and, better still, entertaining. Really, really well done.

Steve Pearlman
Denver