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Madonna: Truth or Dare

1991 · 119 min

A glittering, gossipy backstage plunge: brash, funny and unexpectedly tender, with the star's ego and loneliness on full display.

Tagline
The Ultimate Dare is to tell the Truth.
Overview
From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. Filmed in black and white, with the concert pieces in glittering MTV color, it is an intimate look at the work of the icon, from a prayer circle before each performance to bed games with the dance troupe afterwards.

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • identity
  • art
  • ambition
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism9
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
music, documentary
Directed by
Alek Keshishian
Starring
Madonna, Donna DeLory, Niki Haris, Warren Beatty, Sandra Bernhard, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Luis Camacho, Jose Xtravaganza
Cinematography
Christophe Lanzenberg, Robert Leacock
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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