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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert [Blu-ray]
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Genre | Gay & Lesbian, Comedy |
Format | Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, NTSC, Widescreen |
Contributor | Hugo Weaving, Bill Hunter, Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce, Stephan Elliott |
Initial release date | 2020-07-06 |
Language | English |
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Product Description
Adv of Priscilla, Queen Desert (BD)
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces
- Item model number : 17193689
- Director : Stephan Elliott
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 102 minutes
- Release date : July 6, 2020
- Actors : Guy Pearce, Bill Hunter, Hugo Weaving, Terence Stamp
- Studio : WarnerBrothers
- ASIN : B004VJJGFG
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #14,077 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,156 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
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The film begins in Sydney, Australia, where Mitzi, Felicia and Bernadette agree to take a trip across the Australian outback to the very remote resort known as Alice Springs to perform there. To get to Alice Springs, the trio purchases a run-down bus that is large enough to carry all of their clothing and other necessities. Unfortunately, the bus isn't in great shape and not everyone in the Australian outback likes the trio. However, they meet some very interesting people including Bob (Bill Hunter), his cantankerous wife Cynthia (Julia Cortez), a boisterous bartender named Shirley (June Marie Bennett), a rough miner named Frank (Ken Radley) and a fun Aboriginal man (Alan Dargin). Memorable scenes in the film include the trio performing for Aboriginal people, the impromptu kite, Felicia singing on top of the bus, Cynthia's bar performance, Bernadette out-drinking Shirley, Mitzi ('Tick') meeting his son Benji (Mark Holmes), Tick's wife Marion (Sarah Chadwick) & Benji watching the trio perform in Alice Springs, the trio climbing a mountain in dresses in the Australian outback, and flashbacks to Bernadette's (Ralph's) childhood.
The costumes used in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" earned the film an Oscar for Best Costume Design and nine award nominations from the Australian Film Institute (AFI), of which it won two for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design. Two of the AFI nominations were Best Actor nominations for Hugo Weaving and Terence Stamp. Two other AFI award nominations were for Best Director (Stephan Elliott, who also wrote the film) and Best Film. Overall, I rate "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" with 5 out of 5 stars. The film also has a superb soundtrack that includes Alicia Bridges' "I Love The Night Life", Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", Patti Page's "If the Sun Don't Shine", Abba's "Mamma Mia", Vanessa Williams' "Save The Best for Last" and Giuseppe Verdi's operatic "E Strano! Ah Fors E Lui".
It's not perfect by any means (which might be part of its charm), but this was one of the biggest surprise "sleeper" smashes of the decade, making its budget back many, many times over - so obviously people were willing to go along for the ride. Which makes me think maybe the world is not quite as phobic as it seems.
And Terrence Stamp really should have won an Oscar for one of the best portrayals of a transsexual in a movie ("The Crying Game" and "Transamerica" also feature great performances by actors/actresses playing transsexuals).
Minor quibble: Guy Pearce is a good actor, but he's so muscular here, it's actually distracting from the whole transexual thing - and he seems to try to make up for it by being as over-the-top effeminate as is physically possible.
But it's DEFINITELY worth the ride. And like I said, if you ever want to measure someone's true character, put this on. You'll be able to tell a LOT by their reaction.
All in all, if five stars is a "Isnt' that faaaaaaaaaaaaabulous?!?" and one star is a "two slags at a pie bake-off", this ranks 4.5 stars. The film alone is worth it!
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Las actuaciones de los tres protagonistas es realmente remarcable, sobre todo la de Mr. Terrence Stamp quien con su experiencia actoral se luce artísticamente durante todo el film. Todos los demás actores y actrices hacen igualmente lo suyo lo que hace de esta película algo remarcable. No es la típica vulgar película queer de las que tanto abundan. Contiene muchos elementos de calidad como los anteriormente mencionados, actuaciones, aspectos técnicos y producción que no repara en gastos. Es una cinta que puede ser vista en familia sobre todo donde hay adolescentes que no pueden ser afectados emocionalmente. Muy equilibrada en cuanto al tratamiento de los aspectos cómicos y dramáticos que contiene. El vestuario es espectacular y muy bien llevado por los personajes sin llegar a lo vulgar; extravagante, sí, pero de acuerdo con el fin cinematográfico buscado. El maquillaje es de mencionar, pues resulta muy adecuado al tema y no es grotesco. .a música muy disfrutable y con un buen equipo de audio lo es más. Música que va desde ABBA hasta Verdi! No es una película moralizante, es un melodrama divertido y respetuoso a la diversidad, por eso la necesidad de que sea visto en compañía de los padres. Es un film en fin, muy divertido y excelentemente bien hecho.