
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
Genres
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
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
27 min
Release Date
1975-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
6
Evan Paxton
Sue Talbot
Jan Oxenberg
Susan Gluck
Jacci Weller
Joy Franklin
Cheryl Swannack
Ellen Broidy
Alice Bloch
Paul Reubens
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