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Release Year2012
Runtime1h 55m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
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DirectorRed Tremmel
WritersCourtney Hermann, Red Tremmel
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsExotic World and the Burlesque Revival
About Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival
There's a sexual revolution happening on a former goat ranch in the middle of the Mojave Desert, and an eighty-year-old woman is behind it. Funded by Dixie Evans' social security checks, the Exotic World Museum is a Mojave Desert haven for burlesque legends of the 19040s to 1960s, and ground zero of the latest burlesque revival. But as Dixie's health declines, County regulators threaten the operation, and the desert assails the museum's aging collection of 8x10 portraits, hand-sewn costumes and memorabilia, will Exotic World survive?
Directed by Red Tremmel, Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival leans on a strong ensemble — Margaret Cho, Tura Satana, Tempest Storm — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2012.
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