Maurice, a reticent young homeless man, somehow manages to get by in Brooklyn; he spends his nights in parked cars until he finds himself at Bizarre, an underground club renowned for its burlesque shows. Maurice is fascinated by the club’s playful revues celebrating self-determined sexuality and creative otherness, and the two female club owners both adore him. He soon becomes a part of their self-selected family, and begins to bond with introverted Luka. But Maurice turns his back on Luka’s growing affection. Running away from his true emotions he drifts aimlessly through the city. He tries to find his feet at a boxing club, where he meets Charlie. Unable to withstand the pressure of his repressed feelings, Maurice unleashes a mounting foment of emotions, pervaded by tenderness and menace.
Cinematography
Brooklyn glows like a fever dream you can't escape
Acting
Prieur's silence screams louder than any dialogue
Costume
Burlesque scenes are pure queer celebration and art
Director
Étienne Faure
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Étienne Faure cast mostly non-professional actors and real Brooklyn burlesque performers, blurring documentary and dream.
The film captures a specific 2010s Brooklyn queer underground that's since been gentrified into myth — this is practically archival footage now.
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