Score : 6/10
Year :
1994
Music: Guy Gross ;
(many others through characters' performances)
Country:
Australia
Language:
English (a bit if Filipino too)
Duration:
1h44 (IMDB) ; 1h38 (French dvd with 4% Pal speed-up)
Tick
(Mitzi), Adam(Felicia) and Bernadette are drags who travel across the Australian desert,
performing their unique style of drag cabaret in small towns as well as in the
middle of nowhere, being either accepted or most often, rejected for their art
and not fitting cisgender norms. Priscilla is the old and rickety bus they
ride to their various destinations.
Daring
for 1994, this movie suggests several social commentaries,
including bi-erasure and acceptance within gay community ; homophobia
& prejudice as taught fears and behaviours, opposed to nurtured
acceptance, and though nothing in the movie is graphic in itself, the dialogues
and implications of bigoted actions both make it R-Rated for many
reasons.
For
LGBTQA+, it has to be seen at least once, as it includes
a trans-gendered woman, men in drag, who express emotions and even
cry - very unusual for its time, and also bi or pansexual characters.
There are
a few scenes that my wife fast-forwaded through, due to their content (one was
a story she said I wouldn't like due to my sensitivity, 2 others weren't
veg-friendly, and these are quick - a dead kangaroo in the back of a jeep, and
later a barbecue scene).
Music
includes many gay-anthems such as Village People's Go West, Abba
songs, Gloria Gaynor's I will survive, and others (read soundtrack
on wiki)
performed for a few moments each, as this movie is a mix of dramedy and
music.
It has a
rather good pace and acting, dealing with serious social issues and offering
comic relief - though beware, many scenes and dialogues are serious and includes
sex references.
Cinematography
may not shine particularly in this independent feature, but am sure
there were talented people to shoot each landscape, night and indoor scenes,
especially where reflective materials shine nicely.
There are a few surreal and weird scenes, too.
Lastly, each important character gets a flashback scene to set a character build-up and evolution, and the ending is a bittersweet, unexpected one.
I enjoyed the movie, overall, but I don't think I'll watch it again, due to those few scenes that had to be skipped.
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