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, the footage often shows them topless or naked while Rivers asks them questions about their changing bodies and sexuality. Intent vs. Reality:

: One of the subjects, Emma Tamburlini, has publicly condemned the film, describing it as "child pornography" and stating that the process contributed to her developing anorexia as a teenager. The 1981 Painting growing 1981 larry rivers

The series documents the girls' physical development through puberty. According to reports from The New York Times Vanity Fair , the footage often shows them topless or