The Sons of Tennessee Williams

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The Sons of Tennessee Williams

2011

1h 20m

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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.

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

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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

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Paul Brunick

New York Times

The talking-head testimonials succeed one another so quickly that it becomes difficult to track individual personalities, a structural problem that works to dissolve unique stories...

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 6, 2011

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Constantly fascinating, often quite funny, frequently endearing, and always informative.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 24, 2020

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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

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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

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Interesting bit of civil rights history from New Orleans, but it lacked passion.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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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

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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

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Audience Member

Fantastic look into a little known part of our gay history.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Tim Wolff

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Tim Wolff

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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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