A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
A satire on the stereotyped images of lesbians, each scene is also a takeoff of a different genre of Hollywood film – the source of so many of our stereotypes.
As witty and clever in execution as in concept, designed in a mood part-way between satire and vaudeville, ‘A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts’ is a series of sketches which explore the cliched image of lesbianism – such as role-playing, seduction, and child-molesting in a world of black leather, slicked-back hair and Girl Scout cookies. The sharp focus of the black and white footage and the stylish, almost silent-screen-time acting of all the women cast keeps the message integral to the joke.
– Bridget Bryne, Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Description source: Cinenova catalogue (1994). Edited by Kate Norrish. Editorial committee: Elaine Burrows, Liane Harris, Helen de Witt.
