fiction.wikisort.org - Movie

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]

Behind the Burly Q
Directed by	Leslie Zemeckis
Written by	Leslie Zemeckis
Produced by	Leslie Zemeckis Sheri Hellard Robert Zemeckis
Cinematography	Sheri Hellard
Edited by	Evan Finn
Music by	Phil Marshall
Production companies	Mistress, Inc.
Distributed by	First Run Features
Release date	April 23, 2010 (2010-04-23)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$23,889[1]

Synopsis

This article needs an improved plot summary. (November 2015)

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

External links

• Official website
• Behind the Burly Q at IMDb
• Behind the Burly Q at Metacritic
• Behind the Burly Q at Box Office Mojo

---