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The Sons of Tennessee Williams

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In New Orleans, a carnival club known as the Krewe of Armeinius celebrates its 40th Mardi Gras ball for gay men.

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AV Club Rated: B Oct 26, 2011 Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post Draws on a treasure trove of archival footage to show the evolution of New Orleans' gay community over half a century. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 7, 2011 Full Review Diego Semerene Slant Magazine The film stays mostly on the rather safe and familiar surfaces of LGBT history as it attempts to highlight a perhaps not-so-well-known facet of drag-ball culture. Rated: 1/4 Oct 7, 2011 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Constantly fascinating, often quite funny, frequently endearing, and always informative. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl Wolff intercuts interviews and archival footage with preparations for a contemporary ball and, believe me, you haven't seen a costume until you've seen what these guys come up with. Rated: 6/10 Jan 22, 2012 Full Review Jennifer Merin About.com About an early triumph in the struggle for gay rights, and a colorful, fun glimpse at New Orleans' Mardi Gras in drag. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 8, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Interesting bit of civil rights history from New Orleans, but it lacked passion. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Great documentary on the "drag krewe" in New Orleans. I will attend this one day! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A great piece of American history with rare photos from the 30s-50s and beyond of gay life in New Orleans. We are talking contributions pre-Stonewall here. This documentary entails fantastic first hand accounts, amazing costumes and just a fun and educational film that will leave you in awe of our collective history. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Fantastic look into a little known part of our gay history. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In New Orleans, a carnival club known as the Krewe of Armeinius celebrates its 40th Mardi Gras ball for gay men.
Director
Tim Wolff
Producer
Tim Wolff
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Wolffhouse
Genre
Documentary, Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 7, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 27, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.9K
Runtime
1h 20m
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