The trailer for the burlesque documentary A Wink and a Smile. An intoxicating mix of private thoughts and public behavior, A Wink and a Smile exposes more than the human body by putting gender, power, sexuality and social identity under the glittery spotlight, as it follows the lives of ten "ordinary" women who do something extraordinary – learn the art burlesque dancing and striptease. Through their adventures, we see how a homemaker, a reporter, a doctor, an opera singer, a taxidermist and a college student, join the American cultural revival of burlesque, as it moves from fringe fascination to mainstream obsession, engaging a world where performance art and showgirl spectacle, music, theater and sensuality crash into over-the-top glamour - a world where many want to go, but very few dare.
1 min 57 sec
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12,681
Posted On
May 01, 2009
Deirdre Allen Timmons
Writer
Deirdre Allen Timmons
Studio
First Run Features
Release
April 2, 2009
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