The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Synopsis:

Two drag queens, Anthony/”Mitzi” and Adam/”Feliciaand”, and a transgender woman, Bernadette contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, a town in the remote Australian desert. As they head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, Priscilla, the three friends come to the forefront of a comedy of errors, encountering a number of strange characters, as well as incidents of homophobia, whilst widening comfort zones and finding new horizons.

Quick Thoughts:

What can I say about “Priscilla”? This low-budget, Australian film about three drag queens took the world by storm! It nearly created a riot at the Cannes Film Festival, and eventually won an Oscar for Best Costume Design – and that’s before it was turned into a successful stage musical! But what is it about this queer music film that created such a stir? Part of it is the time. Drag was still a very niche and almost underground art form. Homophobia was still quite rampant world-wide. But there is something special about how three very different drag entertainers band together to push through life’s problems while caravanning across the Australian outback! If you have not yet seen “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen Of the Desert” – what are you waiting for?!