Queen of the Desert The Adventures of Priscilla
Summary:
The usually menacing British actor Terence Stamp does a complete turnaround as Bernadette, an aging transsexual who tours the backwaters of Australia with her stage partners, Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) and Adam/Felicia (Guy Pearce). Their act, well-known in Sydney, involves wearing lots of makeup and gowns and lip-synching to records, but Bernadette is getting a bit tir... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Terence Stamp - (Bernadette)
Hugo Weaving - (Tick/Mitzi)
Guy Pearce - (Adam/Felicia)
Bill Hunter - (Bob)
Sarah Chadwick - (Marion)
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Review:
A campy ode to alternative lifestyles and the music of ABBA, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is nonetheless rarely played for straight laughs, respecting the dignity of its subjects too much to mock them. Instead, it's a rich study of how smiles and wit can conceal, or fail to conceal, private pain. Like the American movie it... Continue >>
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