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Dancing at the Blue Iguana

2001 · 123 min

A slow, intimate immersion into the raw, unglamorous lives of women performing in a strip club, heavy with quiet desperation and fleeting connection.

Directed by
Michael Radford
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Tagline
They expose all. They show nothing.
Overview
At the Blue Iguana, L.A.'s most notorious strip club, the lives of five exotic dancers converge, clash and ultimately bond over the course of one week.

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Directed by
Michael Radford
Genres
Drama, Mystery
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • trauma
  • loneliness
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, mystery
Directed by
Michael Radford
Written by
David Linter, Michael Radford
Starring
Charlotte Ayanna, Kristin Bauer, W. Earl Brown, Daryl Hannah, Chris Hogan, Sheila Kelley, Elias Koteas, Vladimir Mashkov
Music
Renato Neto, Tal Bergman
Cinematography
Ericson Core
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Russian

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