"A Wink and a Smile: The Art of Burlesque" (2008) From Netflix: "In this titillating documentary, filmmaker Deirdre Allen Timmons takes her camera inside Seattle's Academy of Burlesque to shadow 10 ordinary women -- among them, a taxidermist, a housewife and a doctor -- who are learning the art of the striptease. Under the tutelage of the academy's sultry schoolmarm, Miss Indigo Blue, these budding burlesque dancers are shedding their inhibitions, along with their clothing, one tassel at a time."
Yay, burlesque!
I'm all about it. The sensuality without explicit sexuality, the refined sophistication while still maintaining some level of fun and bawd, the glamour, and of course the wardrobe...I'm all for it. I can't think of any reason why a woman would NOT want to learn about burlesque, considering how much it is tied in to OWNING your sexuality and really being in power and control of yourself...
This film follows a professional burlesque performer, who teaches a workshop to help regular everyday women find their inner diva. The many performances by herself and other popular professional performers are punctuated by interviews with 10 different women of all different ages and walks of life, whose uniting thread is that they are all taking this class together to learn about burlesque.
Definitely not safe for work (LOL) but a very interesting look at a culture that is all but lost...
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