Before the Last Curtain Falls
2014 Belgian film
| Before the Last Curtain Falls | |
|---|---|
| French | Alphée des étoiles |
| Directed by | Thomas Wallner |
| Written by | Thomas Wallner Eva Küpper |
| Produced by | Kerstin Meyer-Beetz |
| Cinematography | Axel Schneppat |
| Edited by | Manfred Becker |
Production company | Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | Real Fiction |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | Belgium Canada Germany |
| Languages | Flemish French English Mandarin |
Before the Last Curtain Falls (German: Bevor der letzte Vorhang fällt) is a documentary film, directed by Thomas Wallner and released in 2014.[1] 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, who are preparing for the tour's final show in Ghent.[1]
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,[1] where it received a Special Jury Prize from the Best Canadian Feature Documentary jury.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Linda Barnard, "Before the Last Curtain Falls: ages and stages of drag cabaret stars". Toronto Star, April 27, 2014.
- ^ Paula Bernstein, "Hot Docs 2014 Winners Announced: ‘Out of Mind, Out of Sight’ Wins Best Canadian Feature Documentary". IndieWire, May 3, 2014.
External links
- Before the Last Curtain Falls at IMDb
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