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Before the last curtain falls / produced by Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion ; in co-production with Savage Film, ZDF, Canvas ; a film by Thomas Wallner ; produced by Christian Beetz.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- Dutch
- English
- French
- Multiple languages
- Subjects (All):
- Female impersonators--Biography.
- Female impersonators.
- Older trans people--Biography.
- Older trans people.
- Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.).
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (89 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Bevor der letzte Vorhang fällt
- Place of Publication:
- Paris, France : CAT & Docs, 2014.
- Language Note:
- In French, Flemish, and English, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Belgian choreographer Alain Platel asked a number of older drag queens and trans cabaret artists to perform onstage one last time in his piece Gardenia, which became a global success. The film intercuts shots from Gardenia with interviews in which these performers talk about the choices they made, going against the grain of conventions in order to become themselves. The contrast between their outrageous performances and their vulnerability offers unsettling but multifaceted insight into these remarkable individuals.
- Participant:
- Gerrit Becker, Richard Dierick, Vanessa van Durme, Andrea de Laet, Danilo Povolo, Rudy Suwyns.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed July 24, 2020).
- Won 2015 Atlanta Film Festival Jury Award, Best Pink Peach Feature
- Won 2015 Film Festival Oostende Ensor, Best Documentary (Beste Documentaire)
- Won 2014 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Special Jury Prize, Canadian Documentary
- OCLC:
- 952184728
- Publisher Number:
- ASP5052241/marc
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