Swan Song

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2021

1h 45m

English

Comedy, Drama

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An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home to embark on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman's hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.

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Swan Song

Movie

2021

1h 45m

English

Comedy, Drama

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An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home to embark on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman's hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.

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Cast

Pat Pitsenbarger

Dee Dee Dale

Rita Parker Sloan

Dustin

Shaundell

Eunice

Miss Gertie

Walter Shanrock

David

Josiah

Lyle

Janie

Ro Ro

Scottie

Evie

Tristan

Sue

Gabriel

Ransom

Miss Velma

Vivante Lady

Phylliss

Crusty Cab Driver

Gay Dad

Gay Daddy

Directed By: Todd Stephens

Written By: Todd Stephens

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miguelreina says...

3 years ago

The swan song is not only in the elderly figure of Pat, but also in a lost time, in an impoverished city, in a different way of being homosexual: "I wouldn’t even know how to be gay anymore." A partly hallucinatory journey that builds a character better (Udo Kier with a moving brooding look) than the journey he takes. But there are unforgettable moments and there is a bittersweet look at the past.

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RSula says...

3 years ago

Saw advance screening in Brooklyn as part of "Rooftop Films" and NewFest LGBTQ Film Festival, with talk back afterwards with the director, crew, and most of the cast (minus Udo). I found this low-budget film, set in the *exciting* backdrop of Sandusky, OH, endearing with excellent acting and cinematography. Udo Kier wins as a geriatric hair dresser escaping from his nursing home to fill an impromptu request from a former client. I enjoyed!

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2 years ago

I couldn't quite decide here whether the superb Udo Kier reminded me more of Curt Jürgens or Terence Stamp. He manages to bring shades of both to his own poignantly entertaining depiction of "Mr. Pat". Now living in a rest home, following a stroke, the retired hairdresser and bon viveur discovers t More

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