Female Trouble
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An endlessly quotable fan favourite and now celebrating its 50th anniversary, Female Trouble offers up perverse pleasures that never fail to satisfy.
Comedy • Cult • Provocative
Glamour has never been more grotesque than in Female Trouble, which injects the Hollywood melodrama with anarchic, perverted decadence.
Divine, director John Waters’ larger-than-life muse, engulfs the screen with charisma as Dawn Davenport, the living embodiment of the film’s lurid mantra, progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair.
Shot in Waters’ native Baltimore on 16mm, with a cast drawn from his beloved troupe of regulars, the Dreamlanders, this film, the director’s favorite of his work with Divine, comes to life through the tinsel-toned production.
Details
Duration
1hr 37mins
Director
John Waters
Distributor
Park Circus (PA0073)
Featuring
Divine • David Lochary • Mary Vivian Pearce
Year
1974
Country of origin
USA
Language
English
Strobe lighting
Guidance unavailable
Content guidance
Abuse (mental/emotional) • Violence • Rape/sexual assault/sexual abuse
No screenings scheduled