Documentary from 1968 that goes behind the curtain of a national drag queen contest in New York City. Captures the...
Documentary from 1968 that goes behind the curtain of a national drag queen contest in New York City. Captures the rehearsals, revelries and rivalries in the lead-up to the big contest.
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"In between rehearsals, they discuss their lives, from facing the draft board, to their small hometowns, with a fascinating frankness."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Whether pushing the camera close to the performers or zooming in from afar to survey them intimately, Simon captures the lavish life of theatrical imagination that inspires them and makes gender itself seem like an urgent performance."
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The New Yorker
The New YorkerThe Queen (1968) | Details
- Runtime
- 68
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
