A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts

197527mNo ratings yet

Comedy

Overview

Jan Oxenberg’s charmingly raw, politically-charged and remarkably funny celebration of the American lesbian experience validates the nuanced voice of a community otherwise underrepresented in the Wild West of mid-’70s independent filmmaking. In an attempt to combat the pervasive misconception of the “humorless, angry feminist,” the vignettes in A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts experiment with self-aware yet playful depictions of common stereotypes, such as the “Stompin’ Dyke” or the butch-femme couple. In the process, Oxenberg’s short film reclaims those insults and assumptions as newfound, loaded weapons—to deploy on her own terms, of course. (UCLA Film & Television Archive)

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1975
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Good Taste Productions
Cast: Susan Gluck,Jacci Weller,Ellen Broidy,Joy Franklin,Jan Oxenberg,Sue Talbot,Paul Reubens,Cheryl Swannack,Evan Paxton,Alice Bloch
Director: Jan Oxenberg
Writer: Jan Oxenberg
Producer: Jan Oxenberg
Cinematography: Jan Oxenberg
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0072807