Pretty Things

Liz Goldwyn:
Pretty Things (USA, 2005)
90 min. - English
K-13

Pretty Things is a documentary about the last generation of American 'Burlesque Queens' as told by a young woman searching to discover the lost art of burlesque dance. Liz Goldwyn didn’t only direct the film, but also included herself as one of the characters, which changed the genre of the film from pure documentary to a mixture of fact and fantasy.

Liz’s obsession with burlesque began at age 18 when she found two 20th century burlesque costumes at a flea market in New York. This led to a self-portrait series in which she wore her costumes, emulating poses of 1940s burlesque queens in their vintage glamour portraits. She wanted to learn more about them and through six years of letters, visits, interviews and striptease lessons she formed close relationships with the last generation of burlesque queens. Her eventual transformation into a burlesque dancer is fictionalized with faked archival sequences and her experience culminated in the final number for which she trained for several years with choreographer Jennifer Nairn-Smith (All That Jazz) and recorded a version of Big Spender with the Felipe Riveros Trio.

So, if you’re interested in the history of burlesque and would also like to see a woman’s transformation into a burlesque dancer, this is your film.

» www.lgoldwynfilms.com

Check out also:

» Marie Losier: The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
» Billy Wilder: Piukat paikat / Some Like It Hot
» Mathieu Amalric: Kiertue / Tournée
» Marie Losier: The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
» Billy Wilder: Piukat paikat / Some Like It Hot
» Mathieu Amalric: Kiertue / Tournée

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