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Be Divine - Our Story
Through its Be Gay, Do Crime program, Our Story examines the figures of the "bad queer" and the "queer villain." From the stereotyped Hollywood representations inherited from the Hays Code to the anti-assimilationist stances of New Queer Cinema, this series of screenings brings queerness into dialogue with notions of impropriety and criminality.
In May, Our Story devotes an entire cycle to the ultimate bad queer: Divine, specifically within the context of her explosive collaboration with director John Waters.
Since its inception in the mid-20th century, independent LGBTQ+ cinema has sought to reclaim the "queer villain" figure, a fantasy of mainstream cinema, notably through the art of camp. Rather than deconstructing the queer villain, John Waters’ camp cinema inflates and distorts it to the point of absurdity. In Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble, Divine joyfully engages in kidnapping, murder, incest, and cannibalism. In Polyester and Hairspray, even through her more subdued roles as a housewife, Divine’s transgressive drag continues to challenge moral categories of good and evil, beauty and ugliness.
Saturday 02.05 21:00 LEDOUX Cart
Our Story
Be Gay, Do Crime_6 : Be Divine - Our Story
Lectures, introductions, workshops...
Star Trick
- William Moritz, USA 1975 ⁄ Tim Christy, Verne Mitchell, Rick Reyes ⁄ color ⁄ 7' ⁄ V: EN ⁄ ST - OND: —
Multiple Maniacs
- John Waters, USA 1970 ⁄ Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce ⁄ B&W ⁄ 96' ⁄ V: EN ⁄ ST - OND: —
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Thursday 07.05 21:00 LEDOUX Cart
Our Story
Be Gay, Do Crime_6 : Be Divine - Our Story
Lectures, introductions, workshops...
Pink Flamingos
- John Waters, USA 1972 ⁄ Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce ⁄ color ⁄ 92' ⁄ ST - OND: FR
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Saturday 09.05 21:00 LEDOUX Cart
Our Story
Be Gay, Do Crime_6 : Be Divine - Our Story
Lectures, introductions, workshops...
Female Trouble
- John Waters, USA 1974 ⁄ Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce ⁄ color ⁄ 98' ⁄ V: EN ⁄ ST - OND: —
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Thursday 14.05 21:00 LEDOUX Cart
Our Story
Be Gay, Do Crime_6 : Be Divine - Our Story
Lectures, introductions, workshops...
Polyester
- John Waters, USA 1981 ⁄ Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey ⁄ color ⁄ 85' ⁄ ST - OND: FR - NL
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Sunday 17.05 19:00 LEDOUX Cart
Our Story
Be Gay, Do Crime_6 : Be Divine - Our Story
Hairspray
- John Waters, USA 1988 ⁄ Divine, Ruth Brown, Sonny Bono ⁄ color ⁄ 91' ⁄ ST - OND: FR - NL