How Divine, aka Harris Glenn Milstead, became John Waters' cinematic muse and an international drag icon.
Touching and funny. Waters fans should sign up now.
High camp and low trash make an entertaining combo in an overdue homage to a fearless trailblazer. Not for the faint-hearted, the judgemental or the recently fed.
It’s the involvement of Milstead’s recently deceased mother that proves most illuminating, however, offering insight into his private battles and lending pathos to an otherwise profane story.
I Am Divine may not be the blowsy riot you'd expect given Divine's salty screen persona but it tells his story with wit, insight and compassion, revealing a rather sweet and sensitive man underneath that sparkling shell.
This is divine.
A joyous hurrah for a unique figure.
Entertaining.
Enjoyably upbeat.
It's surprisingly moving stuff – dressed up with just enough archival outrage to remind you how scandalous Divine once seemed.
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Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday July 25, 2014, until Sunday July 27, 2014. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
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