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Landmark Pride Series: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”

  • Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema 931 Monroe Drive Northeast Atlanta, GA, 30308 United States (map)

As part of Landmark Theatre's 50th anniversary, don't miss a special Pride series in Atlanta (and other cities) this June. The Atlanta series is co-sponsored by Out On Film. Each film will feature a post-screening talkback.

Synopsis
Hedwig was born a boy named Hansel in Communist East Berlin who dreamed of finding his other half and becoming a big American rock star. When a handsome American GI promises love and liberation, it seems like a dream come true. But there's a catch-in order to marry and emigrate Hansel must "leave a little something behind." Hedwig survives a botched sex change operation that leaves her with an "angry inch" only to be stranded in a Kansas trailer park the very day the Berlin Wall comes down. Undeterred, Hedwig dons immaculate makeup and a Farrah Fawcett wig and forms a rock band-The Angry Inch. While supporting herself with babysitting gigs, she falls for a 16-year-old Jesus freak she renames Tommy Gnosis. Tommy steals her songs and becomes the rock star Hedwig always dreamed she'd be. Refusing to be defeated, she fiercely performs in crumbling theme restaurants seeking recognition, retribution, and reconciliation with her other half.

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