Mae West: Dirty Blonde

Mae West: Dirty Blonde

2020 en 84 minutes

Rating: 6.8

Plot

Mae West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime, spanning eight decades of the 20th century. A full-time actress at seven, a vaudevillian at 14, a dancing sensation at 25, a playwright at 33, a silver screen ingénue at 40, a Vegas nightclub act at 62, a recording artist at 73, a camp icon at 85 - West left no format unconquered. She possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s and still rare today. Though a comedian, West grappled with some of the more complex social issues of the 20th century, including race and class tensions, and imbued even her most salacious plotlines with commentary about gender conformity, societal restrictions and what she perceived as moral hypocrisy. Mae West: Dirty Blonde is the first major documentary film to explore West's life and career, as she "climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong" to become a writer, performer and subversive agitator for social change.

Trailer

Cast

Mae West

Mae West

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho

Self

Dita Von Teese

Dita Von Teese

Self

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne

Self

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self

Kathy Najimy

Kathy Najimy

Self

George Schlatter

George Schlatter

Self

Similar Movies

Gaza Fights for Freedom

Gaza Fights for Freedom

en

June 20, 2019

Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

en

November 17, 2022

The Real Edie

The Real Edie

en

July 17, 2007

Shark Superpower

Shark Superpower

en

July 12, 2022

Chavela

Chavela

es

June 16, 2017

Une vie avec Oradour

Une vie avec Oradour

fr

September 21, 2011

L'oro di Scampia

L'oro di Scampia

it

February 10, 2014

Microcosmos

Microcosmos

fr

September 6, 1996

RM: Right People, Wrong Place

RM: Right People, Wrong Place

ko

December 5, 2024

Einstein and the Bomb

Einstein and the Bomb

en

February 16, 2024

Honey Hunters

Honey Hunters

pl

April 22, 2016

When We Went MAD!

When We Went MAD!

en

June 24, 2025

Glenn Gould: Extasis

Glenn Gould: Extasis

fr

December 31, 1993