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‘Queens of Drama’ Review: Queer French Musical Serves a Fabulous, Glittery Extravaganza
Set in the early 2000s, a torrid romance between a Britney Spears-like pop star and a lesbian punk rocker makes for a deliciously campy romp.
Sporting pink-hued wraparound sunglasses, a horrid asymmetrical blond-streaked hairdo, and some surgically enhanced cheekbones, Steevy is surrounded by posters and memorabilia of the pop diva from their youth to which their channel is devoted: Mimi Madamour. Langlois’ choice of narrative frame to tell the tale of the torrid romance between teen pop idol Mimi (Louiza Aura) and punk icon Billie Kohler (Gio Ventura) immediately announces what kind of glittering confection his film aspires to be. There is a lavish devotion to a world where Mimi’s success in a TV talent competition turns her into a midriff-baring singing sensation akin to coy Britney, but also French singers like Lorie and Ophélie Winter.
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