THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO – Review by Diane Carson
In the intriguingly titled The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, Chilean writer/director Diego Céspedes’ debut feature profiles an isolated drag queen community living in a 1982 remote mining town. Amusing and dramatic, the story presents a serious, metaphorical commentary on a tragic misunderstanding of the AIDS epidemic. For nearby minors believe that as one man falls in love with another a mere gaze causes the illness, compromising the many mutual emotional and sexual attractions.
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