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Look Behind The LookLook Behind The Look's DVD Extras. All those substacky things from Tiffany like special episodes, musings about pop culture, film, and beauty. Subscribe right now for a PDF of the best PRO Discounts for industry MUAs. Author: Host Tiffany Bartok Brings You Closer To The Details Behind Your Favorite Looks In Film, Television and Music
New York Times Recommended Look Behind The Look, hosted by filmmaker Tiffany Bartok (Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story), breaks down the most creative looks across TV, film, music, and fashion in exclusive conversations with the artists that created them. Oscar and BAFTA Award Winning makeup and hair artists and costume designers share their process and stories from set with A-List talent, while fashion's elite makeup and hair stylists, photographers and stylists recount tales behind their VOGUE covers. Even hear from Beauty Brand CEO's about how they created their empires. Join us to Look Behind the Look. IG https://www.instagram.com/lookbehindthelook/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/lookbehindthelookpodcast SUBSTACK https://lookbehindthelook.substack.com ShopMy Shelf https://shopmy.us/lookbehindthelook LBTL on Etsy https://creatoriq.cc/4clsLQy LBTL on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/shop/tiffanybartok lookbehindthelook.substack.com Language: en Genres: Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Film History, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Architects of Absurdity: Navigating Gilliam's Beautiful Nightmares
Wednesday, 14 January, 2026
In this holiday edition of Look Behind the Look, we unwrap the layers of Terry Gilliam's 1985 film Brazil, a retro futurist fever dream that cleverly disguises its incisive critique of bureaucracy and authoritarianism as a Christmas movie. Join us as we explore the film's rich aesthetics, from its elaborate production design to the campy hair and makeup, revealing how these visuals reflect the emotional machinery of a society struggling under the weight of conformity and denial. Discover how Brazil remains relevant today, echoing our contemporary challenges with digital systems and the normalization of crisis.0:00 - Intro 1:28 - Gilliam After Python: The Architect of Beautiful Nightmares 3:05 - The Look: A World Styled for Breakdown 4:12 - Camp as Survival & Bureaucratic Beauty 5:25 - Imagination as a Last Resort: Sam Dreams 6:18 - The Restaurant Scene: Elegance at the Edge of Collapse 7:05 - When Help Becomes Theater 7:41 - When Emptiness Becomes Violence 8:27 - The Christmas Setting: Festivity as Emotional Camouflage 9:36 - If Brazil Were Made Today 13:27 - Closing Get full access to Look Behind The Look at lookbehindthelook.substack.com/subscribe
