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Lifetime Guarantee: Phranc's Adventures in Plastic sunday april 28 3:00 pm Screening only $11 - COLONY THEATRE Complete afternoon package of Hand on the Pulse, Lifetime Guarantee, plus The Ladies Who Lunch special event $30 |
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Cult lesbian folk singer Phranc, who used to open for the Smiths, has made a hard-to-believe career move. She's a Tupperware lady, and a very successful one at that. No, it's not some ironic performance, it's a real job choice that stems from Phranc's goofy adoration of those ubiquitous, tight sealing, plastic storage containers. And therein lies the key to this delightful new film's unflagging charm - Phranc believes in the product and we believe in her. In living room after living room, Phranc reinvents the Tupperware party, adding her own Tupperware songs, a feminist take on Tupperware history, and enough enthusiasm to fill a FridgeSmart Set of 4. She racks up the sales, transcends her loopy appearance on Donnie and Marie's cheesy talk show, and finally attends the national Tupperware Jubilee in Las Vegas. Here awaits Phranc's greatest challenge. Is the "Tupperware establishment," into which she so desperately seeks acceptance, ready for a Tupperware lady with a flat-top and a suit? This oddball character study flows easily from cheery to painful and back again. It's both a warmhearted exploration of a second-career identity crisis and a wry meditation on our endless quest for belonging.
Preceded by Size 'em Up, Dir. Christine J. Russo, United States, WORLD PREMIERE
It's bra-shopping as sexual awakening when a teenage girl - more comfortable in cleats than brassieres - gets an unusual level of support from three lustful older sales ladies, while her mom (the ever funny Julie Brown) hunts for a revealing negligee.
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