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They called her a 'love goddess'—but nobody asked what it cost her.
TMDB
85

Rita (2003)

Old Hollywood exposéTragic beautyStar machine dismantled

Overview

DocumentaryTV Movie

Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.

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Content warning
Identity erasureFame as prisonMale gaze commodificationMother-daughter legacy trauma

Standout Aspects

Acting

Kim Basinger's narration carries survivor's weight.

Writing

Reclaims Hayworth from 'Gilda' poster to full human.

Best for:Solo: Quiet night when you want to feel something complicated.·Streaming: Short enough to devastate you before bedtime.
Heads up:Triggers: Alzheimer's decline, parental abuse, studio-exploited sexualization.
E

Director

Elaina Archer

ReleasedSep 9, 2003
Runtime59m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Turner Classic Movies

Top Cast

Kim Basinger

Kim Basinger

Narrator (voice)

Anthony Franciosa

Anthony Franciosa

Self

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

Self

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Self

Delbert Mann

Delbert Mann

Self

Ann Miller

Ann Miller

Self

Juanita Moore

Juanita Moore

Self

Terry Moore

Terry Moore

Self

Marc Platt

Marc Platt

Self

Vincent Sherman

Vincent Sherman

Self

George Sidney

George Sidney

Self

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Self

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Nicole Kidman appears because she was once attached to play Hayworth in a biopic that died in development hell.

Insight

The title 'Rita' itself is the point—Archer strips away 'Hayworth,' the manufactured surname Columbia Pictures gave Margarita Cansino.

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