Burlesk King (1999)
- Directed by
- Mel Chionglo
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Philippines
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows the lives of macho dancers who work as strippers in gay bars in Manila. It is the second in a trilogy about men navigating their personal struggles and desires in this underground world.
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What happens
Burlesk King is the second film in the gay-themed trilogy of Mel Chionglo and Ricky Lee about the lives of macho dancers, men who work as strippers in Manila's gay bars. The first is Sibak: Midnight Dancers; the third is Twilight Dancers. Other films exploring the same theme are Lino Brocka's Macho Dancer (1988) and Brillante Mendoza's Masahista (The Masseur, 2005). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Sa Paraiso ni Efren (1999)
Twilight Dancers (2006)
Sibak: Midnight Dancers (1994)
Soltera (1999)
Masahista (2005)
Boy (2009)
Tubog sa Ginto (1971)
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2005)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.