Julia Jentsch's underarms
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wutschwlllm — 18 years ago(May 24, 2007 12:45 PM)
I live in Austria and although I do not pay particular attention to things like that, I still believe that most females (also younger ones)
do not
shave their underarms. However, most of them do shave their armpits and legs. I do not believe it is that different in Germany.
Was this part of her role?
Or did Jentsch just happen not to shave her underarms at that time?
I don't know if Julia Jentsch does not shave her underarms, but it definitely fits her role. If she played a character who is more concerned with her looks (which I would call superficial), it would probably not fit the character.
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candyshapedratpoison — 18 years ago(May 28, 2007 09:07 AM)
i don't think it was part of the role. i live in germany, and every girl i know, including myself, shaves her legs/armpits. but nobody i know shaves their underarms. maybe some do, but it's a minority, i think. it's just not as "important".
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jg1972 — 18 years ago(June 08, 2007 09:57 PM)
Many respondents to my questions have noted that Germans, Austrians, etc. shave their legs and their "armpits" but not their "underarms." I think that there has been a misunderstanding.
"Underarm" is another expression for "armpit" ("Achsel" auf deutsch). "Underarm," in American English, does not mean the underside of one's arm.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axilla
Sorry for the confusion.
Nonetheless, you have answered my question. It seems likely that this was for the role and that Julia Jentsch does shave her armpits (Achseln). -
vicky_lc2001 — 12 years ago(February 12, 2014 10:40 AM)
I'm confused by people's definition of 'armpits' vs 'underarms' - in my country we call armpits 'underarms' - we don't refer to it as an armpit. So what's an underarm in your definition?
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Kent_Kainer — 11 years ago(February 22, 2015 07:14 AM)
The lower arm. Everything below your elbow hands not included. But I think underarm is not commonly used for this, however itd be the literal German translation thats why it may confuse.
I badly sunburnt one of my underarms as child but not my armpits. ^^
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hppg — 18 years ago(June 24, 2007 05:22 AM)
Hmmm, I normally notice things like that, but I guess I missed it in this case. I would go with others, and say it must have been something for the role, although I'm not quite sure why, but I guess they just decided it was part of her character. Or it was just shadow on her armpits which looked like hair. It seems shaving there is common in most places now.
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jg1972 — 18 years ago(January 27, 2008 10:47 PM)
Seeing as she's an activist, I'd see it as part of her role.
Thanks for replying to my question. You're probably right, but I think it is interesting that the director even thought of such a small detail.
As to those commenting on how women who don't shave are
non-hygienic, is it any less hygienic that men don't
shave their bodies bald?
Ha ha! Good point. (Keep in mind that even though I started this thread with the original question about Julia Jentsch's armpits, I never suggested that it was unhygienic. I would think that bathing is more important than shaving in terms of hygiene. The rest is aesthetic opinion.) -
miran_kor — 17 years ago(May 31, 2008 12:13 AM)
"I would be insulted to be called "superficial" as I am a well read and educated person with many things on my mind and many interests. With that being said, I find underarm hair disgusting and don't want to see it on anyone."
Oxymoron?
I wonder what/where are the roots of your 'disgust'? You don't fancy the way the human body was designed by nature? Is nature 'wrong'?
"Why is hairlessness prized?, could be a couple of anthrpological reasons 1) it harkens back to youth and youth conveys health, health makes for successful mating,"
Disagree. 'Youth' does NOT make a successful mating, quite the contrary. NO hair means pre-pubescent 'look', right? Pre-pubescent has little to do with 'successful mating', wouldn't you agree?
What about Peter Pan syndrome? Not wanting to grow up? Forever 'young'?
Well, if anything on planet, that IS 'superficial' (NOT natural), tee-hee
"2) seems more highly evolved. I for one am HIGHLY EVOLVED. Take my word for it."
Yeah right! And so is Gillette, LOL.
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vicky_lc2001 — 12 years ago(February 12, 2014 10:44 AM)
The human body changes overtime, due to both natural & sexual selection.
It's called neoteny, humans as a species have been evolving towards neoteny, youthful or prepubescent looking.
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plahu — 14 years ago(June 08, 2011 03:51 AM)
For an educated and highly evolved person; your language skills are atrocious. Your comments are from the dark ages. Perhaps you were educated in the 60's
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jg1972 — 18 years ago(February 24, 2008 12:36 PM)
A lot of people responding to my original post commented that they hadn't noticed Jentsch's unshaven armpits in the movie. So, I looked again on the DVD. I admit, the few times they are visible, it's very brief, but she does spend much of the movie wearing a tanktop. So, they are visible. Here are some examples:
Chapter 3, 18:25
as she's answering her mobile telephone
Chapter 3, 19:00
as she raises her arm and puts it on Peter's (Stipe Erceg's) shoulder
Chapter 4, 32:00
as she raises her arm to affix wallpaper to the wall of the apartment
Chapter 8, 1:11:33
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jg1972 — 17 years ago(April 29, 2008 02:12 PM)
So, Jentsch was unshaven in both of her big early roles. This raises the question: Did Jentsch go unshaven expressly for the roles of Sophie and Jule, or did Julia Jentsch (as Julia Jentsch herself) not shave her armpits until after making these movies?
Both scenarios are plausible.- Sophie Scholl probably didn't shave because it wasn't that common in Germany at the time. And Jule wouldn't have shaved because of her alternative/activist personality.
- On the other hand, maybe Jentsch simply didn't shave until she became an international star and started having to wear strapless/sleeveless gowns on the red carpet.