Kinky Boots
- 2005
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- 1h 47min
Une drag queen vient à la rescousse d'un homme qui, après avoir hérité de l'usine de chaussures de son père, a besoin de diversifier son produit s'il veut maintenir l'entreprise à flot.Une drag queen vient à la rescousse d'un homme qui, après avoir hérité de l'usine de chaussures de son père, a besoin de diversifier son produit s'il veut maintenir l'entreprise à flot.Une drag queen vient à la rescousse d'un homme qui, après avoir hérité de l'usine de chaussures de son père, a besoin de diversifier son produit s'il veut maintenir l'entreprise à flot.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 2 victoires et 7 nominations au total
- Young Lola
- (as Courtney Phillip)
Avis à la une
We particularly liked when it was clear that Charlie and Lola were both as good a man as their fathers - if not better. We found Lola likable no matter which way he/she was dressed and loved Lola's challenge of Don - Change your mind about someone
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Chiwetel Ejiofor shines in this film, proving once again that he's an actor to watch. After compelling turns in Inside Man and Dirty Pretty Things (among others), he defies convention in Kinky Boots--this is not an actor who can be type cast! He is riveting as Lola/Simon, convincing through and through.
There are some subplots that fall a little flat, but the story is very cute overall. The actors are uniformly good, but Ejiofor stands out. In addition, the production design is also pretty well done--the drag sequences are hysterical and a joy to behold. This film put a gigantic smile on my face that stayed put for the rest of the day!
The camera work is entertaining, especially, oddly the closeup scenes of shoes being manufactured, streams of colour zipping along to the upbeat music.
It is a movie without villains. The conflict comes from selfish vs unselfish motives, self direction vs worrying what others think, despair vs taking responsibility.
Of course the theme of tolerance for diversity is woven through. The movie does not have the usual silly Hollywood tolerance breakthroughs. It comes in fits and starts with back pedaling and tolerance from surprising sources.
The lead drag queen Lola sings better than anyone on American Idol, in a genre all her own. The musical numbers are far better than you will see an any real world drag show. These are not female impersonators. None of the drag queens would ever pass as female.
This is a character-based tragi-comedy about wildly different outcasts interacting. Of course the basic plot is predictable if you watch the trailers and use your intellect. But that is not how to watch this comedy. It is a bit like complaining that Lucille Ball was inevitably going to get herself covered in some sort of mess in the Long Trailer or that a Marx brothers comedy would end in a pie fight. Immerse yourself in the movie's reality. I was genuinely surprised by the ending, though in retrospect it was inevitable. Plot twists like a murder mystery is not what this movie is about. If all you care about is plot, skip this movie; it will go over your head.
All said, unless you have a heart of stone, you will come out smiling and more optimistic than when you went in.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesInspired by the true story of a traditional English men's footwear factory in Northamptonshire, which turned to production of kinky boots for drag queens in order to save the ailing family business and safeguard the jobs of the local community.
- GaffesThe voicemail Charlie leaves Lola in Milan goes "Lola, when you pick this up it's Charlie from Northampton" But when she plays it for Charlie, and Lauren after the cat-walk it goes "Lola, it's Charlie from Northampton."
- Citations
Lola: [looks horrified] Burgundy. Please, God, tell me I have not inspired something burgundy. Red. Red. *Red*. *Red*, Charlie boy. *Red*! Is the color of sex! Burgundy is the color of hot water bottles! Red is the color of sex and fear and danger and signs that say, Do. Not. Enter. All my favorite things in life.
- Crédits fousThe final number carries over to the start of the end credits.
- ConnexionsFeatured in The Real Kinky Boots Factory (2006)
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- How long is Kinky Boots?Alimenté par Alexa
Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Sites officiels
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- The Kinky Boot Factory
- Lieux de tournage
- Sociétés de production
- Voir plus de crédits d'entreprise sur IMDbPro
Box-office
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 1 822 428 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 77 529 $US
- 16 avr. 2006
- Montant brut mondial
- 9 950 133 $US
- Durée
- 1h 47min(107 min)
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 2.35 : 1