The Standard of Perfection: Show Cattle (2006)
The "Standard of Perfection" has become the guideline by which animal show judges award points and prizes to worthy animals. With wit and respect, director Mark Lewis (The Natural History of the Chicken) takes viewers behind the scenes at the Fryeburg Cattle Show in Maine to expose the intense preparation to prime an animal for the biggest show of the year. Viewers meet the winners and proud owners as they achieve the highest honors.
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Such a frustrating disappointment
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Don't Believe the Hype
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The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.
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An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
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