SummaryAn intoxicating mix of private thoughts and public behavior, A Wink and a Smile exposes more than the human body by putting gender, power, sexuality and social identity under the glittery spotlight, as it follows the lives of ten "ordinary" women who do something extraordinary – learn the art of burlesque dancing and striptease. Through their a... Read More
Directed By:Deirdre Allen Timmons
Written By:Deirdre Allen Timmons
A Wink and a Smile
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An old-fashioned postmodern hoot.
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It's all good clean fun; the movie is well intentioned to a blandly feminist fault. Just as burlesque loses most of its oomph when put on video -- no art is more dependent on the intimacy of live performance -- self-esteem trips are less compelling to hear about than to experience firsthand.
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A Wink and a Smile tries to tame burlesque, make it something to laugh at -- or worse, something that requires no skill.
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The tension between wanting to root for these women and ultimately being faced with what you're rooting for (a pair of pinwheeling boobies) goes completely unresolved.
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Last week I thought watching women take their clothes off was sexy. This week I saw A Wink and a Smile.
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Production Company:
- Golden Echo Films
Release Date:May 1, 2009
Duration:1 h 31 m
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