Underplayed Gems

Gardenia: Before the Last Curtain Falls (2014)

Gardenia: Before the Last Curtain Falls poster
Original title
Gardenia - Bevor der letzte Vorhang fällt
Directed by
Thomas Wallner, Katrin Bühlig
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany, Belgium
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
12
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The film follows a group of older drag and transgender cabaret performers as they prepare for the final show of their international tour. It shows them getting ready backstage and reflecting on their lives and careers.

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What happens

Before the Last Curtain Falls (German: Bevor der letzte Vorhang fällt) is a documentary film, directed by Thomas Wallner and released in 2014. The film centres on a group of drag and transgender cabaret entertainers who undertook the international Gardenia tour in the early 2010s as their final project before retiring, as they prepare for the tour's final show in Ghent. Performers appearing in the film are Gerrit Becker, Richard Dierick, Vanessa Van Durme, Andrea De Laet, Danilo Povolo, Rudy Suwyns, Griet De Backer, Hendrik Lebon, Dirk Van Vaerenbergh, Yong Li and Ashref Mahmoud. The film premiered at the 2014 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it received a Special Jury Prize from the Best Canadian Feature Documentary jury. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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