2001 Directed by John Cameron Mitchell
Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an “internationally ignored” but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a “beautiful gender of one.”
John Cameron Mitchell Miriam Shor Stephen Trask Theodore Liscinski Rob Campbell Michael Aronov Andrea Martin Ben Mayer-Goodman Alberta Watson Gene Pyrz Michael Pitt Karen Hines Max Toulch Maurice Dean Wint Ermes Blarasin Sook-Yin Lee Maggie Moore Renate Options Taylor Abrahamse Thérèse DePrez Mary Krohnert Shane Mackinnon Alan Mandell Eileen Murphy Rosie O'Donnell Mike Potter Michael Stevens
Hedwig - Rock, Amor e Traição, Hedwig - La diva con qualcosa in più, Hedwig - A Origem do Amor
"Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior?" - Johnny,
"No, but I admire his work" - Hedwig,
Hedwig is an incredibly depressing story told in an upbeat music format and it is fantastic. If production value and acting had been better I believe this is close to a perfect movie. The music is really fantastic and the stakes of the film say a lot about depression, human isolation, and general paths to happiness. The film leaves you with a lot to think about... which is what good movies should do.
Recommended to all.
The unique and touching and heartbreaking tale of an East Berlin boy who gives up inches to go to America and become Hedwig, transgendered star. This will be like nothing you've ever seen before, a rollercoaster of emotion.
the fact that my rating would be five stars if it wasn’t for That Riverdale Episode... i hate it...
tbt to when nph made out with his husband during the tony performance of sugar daddy
this is literally one of the only things that I wholeheartedly care about in the entire world
For the longest while, I have always known about Hedwig and the Angry Inch as an off-Broadway rock musical that depicted the struggles of gender identity - and the music still holds up more than simply wonderfully. But what made John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s musical carry such an enduring legacy can be felt from far more than simply in how much of a staple it has become in LGBTQ+ culture in America, but also because it’s a film that just perfectly captures how good it feels to be able to break free of the boundaries set in stone by societal expectations. At the time of the film’s release the film failed to break even at the box office…
full offence, okay lads, this is better than all of the imdb top 250 movies... combined...
genuinely one of the most original musicals i've seen in a long, long time! i was completely transfixed for the entire runtime. i'm going to be listening to soundtrack on repeat for approx.... the rest of my life
the greatest movie of all time... ?
the soundtrack slaps
the cinematography and editing are fucking impeccable
the story is beautiful and sad
i currently have two different interpretations on the ending at the moment, but i think the ambiguous-factor really adds to it. but the ending was a little insane. in a god way. but insane nonetheless.
while it’s definitely aware of the emotional abuse its protagonist inflicts onto their boyfriends, with the possessiveness and grooming they subject Tommy to, and the outright apathetic cruelty towards their new husband who they hold systematic power over; there’s a limit to how much I can watch an abuser’s perspective, especially when it ends in glam rock. Tommy is the saddest character in film history, a young kid desperate for a purpose, desperate for someone to love him, who will crawl back every single time to the person that hurts him because he thinks that he can’t live without them. I remember being that kid. a part of me still is. movie’s fine. too long at 95, it drags in…
Aside from Rocky Horror, this is the only musical I enjoy because it doesn’t feel like one. It’s a crazy electric rock show with heartbreak and irony amok as it knows how messy this world is and still attempts to make trash fires look enticing.
Thrilled and goosebumped me when I first saw just post Sundance. Tunes lingered for weeks. Would love to rewatch in more open environment for non-binary gender discourse
The music is great! Lovely movie, very emotional, lots of things I liked.
Watched this at home
I feel like this movie would have landed a lot harder for me in 2001 than in 2020. I wish I had seen it then. For me it didn't commit hard enough to either being silly or serious to be seminal for me with 2020 lenses on. I wanted this movie to be bigger and glitzier and tell a deeper story.
yazz! *･ﾟ✧ 283 films
I USED TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENTS BUT NGL PEOPLE ON THIS SITE ARE SO HORRIBLE TO WOMEN (ESP WOC) THAT…
Josh 1,350 films
Updated: November 16, 2020 Created: January 19, 2013 View More Lists Follow Me
The Criterion Collection is a video distribution…
MundoF 12,921 films
It’s an LGBTQ+ world and these are my other LGBTQ+ lists on Letterboxd:
➡️Minor Interest Films: In the Closet: A…
Jack Moulton 1,378 films
Members Represented: 2,990
It's simple: Post your #1 ever (no runners-up or ties please) in the comments and I'll add…
pd187 29 films
Gordon 1,690 films
Just a list of some pretty cool movie posters on the LB database. I haven't seen most of these movies.…
Jayce Fryman 18,683 films
This list collects every film from the Starting List that became They Shoot Pictures Don't They's 1000 Greatest Films. This…
Lyzette 670 films
***EDIT (March 30, 2014)*** Wow! I never would have expected that I'd get anywhere close to 100 likes on this…
Jens Åge Jakobsen 5,163 films
Does it take you an hour to pick a movie? Do you love all types of movies? Are you ready…
brat pitt 349 films
*UPDATED FOR DECEMBER*
hello lboxd community! my friend demi has been recommending movies currently available to stream, and i thought…
Oscar Lau 999 films
The latest 2020 edition of TSPDT The 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films (www.theyshootpictures.com/21stcentury.htm)
Missing in Letterboxd: 629th: The Wire (2002-2008)
