Augusta
États-Unis 2003 vidéo 84min. english o.v.

A vamp. A joke. A bump. A grind. The Velvet Hammer wrote the Neo-Burlesque Bible: beautiful women of all shapes and sizes, glittering costumes, raunchy music, elaborate stage sets, magic, comedy and unadulterated glamour! The cast features sultry tropical princesses, identical twin French maids, go-go-gladiators, undulating belly dancers, naked Amazons, over-sexed housewives and atomic blonde bombshells using their mammaries to mix martinis! In between shameless on-stage displays of feminine wiles and intimate behind-the-scenes footage, hear these tassel-twirling, champagne-swilling minxes debate everything from modern feminism to pastie glue. Mixing gorgeously shot live footage, candid cast interviews and hilariously surreal vignettes, this film literally undresses a unique cultural phenomenon, the American folk art known as Burlesque. The Velvet Hammer Burlesque offers something for everyone. You just might find yourself wanting to take your clothes off in front of scads of people and shimmy too! - KS