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Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The (Aventures de Priscilla, Reine du désert)
poster Réalisateur: Stephan Elliott
Acteurs: Terence Stamp (as Ralph/Bernadette Bassenger), Hugo Weaving (as Anthony 'Tick' Belrose/Mitzi Del Bra), Guy Pearce (as Adam Whitely/Felicia Jollygoodfellow), Bill Hunter (as Bob), Rebel Russell (as Logowoman), John Casey (as Bartender), June Marie Bennett (as Shirley), Murray Davies (as Miner), Frank Cornelius (as Piano Player), Bob Boyce (as Petrol Station Attendant), Leighton Picken (as Young Adam), Maria Kmet (as Ma), Joseph Kmet (as Pa), Alan Dargin (as Aboriginal Man), Julia Cortez (as Cynthia)
Pays: Australia
Catégorie: Comedy
Année: 1994
Résumé: Two drag-queens (Anthony/Mitzi and Adam/Felicia) and a transexual (Bernadette) contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a resort town in the remote Australian desert. They head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla. En route, it is discovered that the woman they've contracted with is Anthony's wife. Their bus breaks down, and is repaired by Bob, who travels on with them.
Commentaire: IMBT RIP

The 'M' rating really does make sense here - I wouldn't recommend this film to anyone under 15, not because it's confronting or vulgar, but because under-15's won't get much out of it. It's a landmark piece of Australian cinema that combined Australia's quirky reputation in film with its stunning outback setting, a huge cast and a brilliant set and costume design - and, for the first time, wowed audiences with its extravagance and polish, as well as maintaining a hard-hitting storyline which tells of a subject that was almost taboo with middle-class Australia in the early 1990s. The three leads (Weaving, Pearce and Stamp) perform their roles with absolute professionalism, and many regard this to be the greatest film for each of them. It's essentially a gayploitation film, but not in the mould of Going Down, Head On or, from the US, Shampoo Horns. It retains a warmth and truth not previously seen in this type of film, which displays every attitude imagineable to homosexuality but doesn't let them get in the way of a great story.
Langue: English
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Durée: 104 Min
Format vidéo: XviD MPEG-4 Codec
Format audio: AC3
Nombre de CD: 2