| Behind the Burly Q | |
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| Directed by | Leslie Zemeckis |
| Written by | Leslie Zemeckis |
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| Cinematography | Sheri Hellard |
| Edited by | Evan Finn |
| Music by | Phil Marshall |
Production companies | Mistress, Inc. |
| Distributed by | First Run Features |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $23,889 [1] |
Behind the Burly Q is a 2010 film documentary examining the golden age of American burlesque in the first half of the 20th century. [2] [3]
Synopsis
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This documentary film about the heyday of burlesque includes interviews with exotic dancers of the time April March, Lorraine Lee, Taffy O’Neill, Blaze Starr, Tempest Storm, and Kitty West; Mike Iannucci, stripper Ann Corio's husband and producer of “This Was Burlesque”; journalists and authors Nat Bodian, Rachel Schteir, and Janet Davis; and actor Alan Alda, whose father Robert Alda was a burlesque singer and straight man.
Reception
Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 78% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 27 reviews, with an average score of 6.5/10. [4] Emily Hourican of the Irish Independent lauded the film as "an absorbing, moving and cleverly constructed look at the tradition of American burlesque." [5] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times was less enthusiastic, claiming the film "settles too easily for an editing formula which alternates talking heads, too cursory performance footage and montages of headlines and photographs." [6] Ronnie Scheib of Variety said the film's "stories run from raunchy to touching to funny to flat-out incredible.” [7]
Book
In 2013, Skyhorse Publishing released a companion book by Zemeckis, also called Behind the Burly Q.
References
- ^ "Behind the Burly Q (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ Leslie Zemeckis (Director) (2010). Behind the Burly Q (DVD). First Run Features. ASIN B004I45MUC.
- ^ Gelt, Jessica (6 July 2013). "'Behind the Burly Q' a revealing portrait of burlesque's stars". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Behind the Burly Q at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Hourican, Emily (March 7, 2010). "Leslie takes peek behind burlesque curtain". Irish Independent.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (18 August 2010). "Behind the Burly-Q". rogerebert.com.
- ^ Scheib, Ronnie. "Review: 'Behind the Burly Q'". Variety.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived May 22, 2017)
- Behind the Burly Q at IMDb
- Behind the Burly Q at Metacritic
- Behind the Burly Q at Box Office Mojo
