A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts

A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts

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1975-01-01

Jan Oxenberg’s charmingly raw, politically-charged and remarkably funny celebration of the American lesbian experience validates the nuanced voice of a community otherwise underrepresented in the Wild West of mid-’70s independent filmmaking. In an attempt to combat the pervasive misconception of the “humorless, angry feminist,” the vignettes in A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts experiment with self-aware yet playful depictions of common stereotypes, such as the “Stompin’ Dyke” or the butch-femme couple. In the process, Oxenberg’s short film reclaims those insults and assumptions as newfound, loaded weapons—to deploy on her own terms, of course. (UCLA Film & Television Archive)

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A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts

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Jan Oxenberg’s charmingly raw, politically-charged and remarkably funny celebration of the American lesbian experience validates the nuanced voice of a community otherwise underrepresented in the Wild West of mid-’70s independent filmmaking. In an attempt to combat the pervasive misconception of the “humorless, angry feminist,” the vignettes in A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts experiment with self-aware yet playful depictions of common stereotypes, such as the “Stompin’ Dyke” or the butch-femme couple. In the process, Oxenberg’s short film reclaims those insults and assumptions as newfound, loaded weapons—to deploy on her own terms, of course. (UCLA Film & Television Archive)

Released

1975-01-01

Runtime

27

Director

Jan Oxenberg

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Comedy

Language

English

Production

Good Taste Productions

Casts

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    Evan Paxton

    Evan Paxton
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    Sue Talbot

    Sue Talbot
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    Jan Oxenberg

    Jan Oxenberg
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    Susan Gluck

    Susan Gluck
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    Jacci Weller

    Jacci Weller
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    Joy Franklin

    Joy Franklin
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    Cheryl Swannack

    Cheryl Swannack
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    Ellen Broidy

    Ellen Broidy
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    Alice Bloch

    Alice Bloch
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    Paul Reubens

    Paul Reubens