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Before the last curtain falls /

Belgian choreographer Alain Platel asked a number of older drag queens and trans cabaret artists if they wanted to perform onstage for one last time in his piece Gardenia, which became a global success. Once the tour is over the artists return to their daily lives, and this documentary follows some...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wallner, Thomas (Director), Beetz, Christian (Producer), Meyer-Beetz, Kerstin (Producer), Schneppat, Axel (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:English
French
Language Notes:In English and French.
Published: [Berlin, Germany] : Beetz Filmproduktion Koln GmbH & Co. : CAT & Docs, 2014.
Subjects:
Platel, Alain.
Female impersonators > Biography.
Cross-dressers > Biography.
Entertainers > Biography.
Acteurs travestis > Biographies.
Travestis > Biographies.
Entertainers.
Female impersonators.
Cross-dressers.
Streaming video.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Streaming videos.
Biographies.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Belgian choreographer Alain Platel asked a number of older drag queens and trans cabaret artists if they wanted to perform onstage for one last time in his piece Gardenia, which became a global success. Once the tour is over the artists return to their daily lives, and this documentary follows some of them. 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.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (86 min.)
Production Credits:Christian Beetz, Kerstin Meyer-Beetz, producers ; Axel Schneppat, cinematographer ; Manfred Becker, editor.