The British Guide to Showing Off

The British Guide to Showing Off

For the outsider in all of us

2011 en 98 minutes

Rating: 6.6

Plot

Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alternative Miss World. The film also presents a history of the contest (which has run eccentrically since 1972) which was set up firstly as an excuse to have a good party, but has grown into a celebration of alternative lifestyles and sexualities. The documentary mixes archive footage, animated inserts, with talking head interviews and a fly-on-the-wall look at the organisation of the 2009 event

Trailer

Cast

Andrew Logan

Andrew Logan

Brian Eno

Brian Eno

Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry

Zandra Rhodes

Zandra Rhodes

Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien

Divine

Divine

Self (archive footage)

Ruby Wax

Ruby Wax

Self

Louise Walker

Louise Walker

Miss Majhordia Beach

Richard Torry

Richard Torry

Self

Quentin Logan

Quentin Logan

Miss Elementary My Dear

Janet Slee

Janet Slee

Miss Hokusai

Andrey Bartenev

Andrey Bartenev

Miss Bubbles of Hope

Stuart Hopps

Stuart Hopps

Miss Sea Sea Sur Mer

Leigh Bowery

Leigh Bowery

Self (archive footage)

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Self

Nell Campbell

Nell Campbell

Self (archive footage)

Michael Cashman

Michael Cashman

Self

Ossie Clark

Ossie Clark

Self (archive footage)

Julian Clary

Julian Clary

Self (archive footage)

Duggie Fields

Duggie Fields

Self

Rachel Freire

Rachel Freire

Self

Fran Fullenwider

Fran Fullenwider

Self (archive footage)

Matthew Glamorre

Matthew Glamorre

Self

David Hockney

David Hockney

Self (archive footage)

Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman

Self (archive footage)

Amy Lamé

Amy Lamé

Self

Daniel Lismore

Daniel Lismore

Self

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