jessica pare star a the lovely small town girl and who blossom into a super model and only with destructive consequence to the suitor who be draw to her . ever wonder what the value of beauty have to the world . and this film stardom and define it to a t and and then some . canadian indie film and direct by denys arcand and co write with jacob potashnik delve into the world of glamor and super model and with the gorgeous tina menzhal ( jessica pare ) and who get lovely and lovelier with each passing shot . star at hockey and tina be discover and become the cause celebere and a super hot property model everything from star tv commercial to the hot runway in the world . enter barry levine ( dan ackroyd ) a married man with child who dump them and invests everything he have and emotionally and materially and into the doomed relationship . be a may december couple have it restriction and which soon separate them and barry mental status . blaine de castillon ( frank lanangella ) have his desire set on her and and pounce at the first opportunity and to woo and wed his pretty prize . he be an ambassador and control freak and who want his every wish fulfil and with no question ask . well and you can see where this be go . in between and we can see tina development and and the lack of it and a her fame increase and so do her shallowness and and naiveté . cast on jerry springer like talk show and she never finish her thought and but seem to win every argument without try . get the best of everything in life becomes standard fare and an expected way of life with no consequence . the runtime be 100 minute and except in argentina and they get an extra 5. so and if you feel that you have get the short straw in life and then you will really enjoy this film and watch for the freud quote and it be memorable and historic . i give this 2000 gem a 9 .