Stardom

In the fluorescent glow of a Montreal diner, a teenage girl's ordinary life is about to be refracted through a dozen different lenses. Denys Arcand's sharp 2000 tragicomedy, *Stardom*, dissects the dizzying machinery of fame with surgical precision. We follow Jessica, a small-town hockey player, as her image is captured, commodified, and catapulted onto the covers of international magazines. The film, a blend of biting satire and poignant drama, constructs its narrative through a mosaic of faux interviews, talk shows, and paparazzi footage. It’s a prescient exploration of media consumption, identity, and the hollow price of being seen by everyone while being known by no one.