MONDAY, JUNE 22 8:00 PM CASTRO THEATRE
STORME: THE LADY OF THE JEWEL BOX U S.A., 1987 Directed by Michelle Parkerson, Storme: The Lady of the Jewel Box is the story of Storme DeLarverie, a black wo man who was the e mcee and a male impersonator i n the legendary Jewel Box Revi ew, Ame rica's first i nteg rated female impersonation show. From 1939 to 1973, the show toured bl ack theatres across America and was in Washington, D.C. duri ng the McCarthy era-defying common sense and 50s morality. Parker son, who directed the video documentary, " Gatta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in the Rock," is looking for funding to turn Storme into a full-length feature documentary. Director, Prod ucer: Michelle Parkerson Print source: Eye of the Storm Productions, 1716 Florida Ave. N .w. #2, Washi n gton, D.C. 20009 1 6 m m , color, 2 1 m i n .
INTERNATIONAL SWEETHEARTS OF RHYTHM US.A., 1986 The I nternati onal Sweethearts of Rhythm was an all wo men, mostly bl ack musical group that breathed refreshing life i nto the big band sound of the 1930s and 40s. Faced with al most i nsurmountable sexi s m a n d racism a s they toured t h e country, t h e band was a surprising, though somewhat underg round , success. This captivating fil m i n cludes inte rviews with band members-all who have clear, and very entertaining, memories of a special time i n their lives. The inter views are mixed with a mazing footage fro m the era. Co-di rectors Greta Schilla and And rea Weiss also gave us the classic gay march documentary, Greetings From Washington D.C. Directors: Greta Schi l l e r, Andrea Weiss Print source: The Ci nema Guild , 1697 Broadway, New York, NY 1 0019 1 6 m m , color, 30m i n .
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ST. LOUIS BLUES US.A., 1928 Director: Dudley M urphy Cast: Bessie Smith 16mm, B/W, 1 7m i n .
MONDAY, JUNE 22 10:00 PM CASTRO THEATRE
WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?
Spain, 1984 Gloria works as a charwoman and does not have a minute to herself. Her own home alone would give her enough work to keep her busy all day long . She shares the small apartment with her chauvinist taxi-driver husban d , her mother-in-law, her two sons and a lizard . She is not a happy wo man. Like many housewives, she has not enjoyed the same opportunities as those of Caroline of Monaco. H e r husband is even stil l in love with a German woman he worked for fifteen years ago. Her twelve year old son has an attraction to his friends' fathers. His brother, age fourteen, is a smack dealer. So Gloria goes through her d ays clean ing , washing, i roning , cooking, taking the kids to the doctor, trying to get uppers, suffering cold turkey, never having an o rg asm, unable to afford the hairdresser, and never being chased by Madrid 's ten most sexy men. Gloria is reach ing the b reaking poi nt. Eve ntually everyone leaves (her husband in an outrageous incident of domestic violence), and at last she is alone. An endeari n g , witty and surprisingly fe minist tale fro m one of the worl d 's finest new film talents. Director, Writer: Pedro Almodovar Producer: Herve H achuel Photography: Angel L. Fernandez Editor: Jose Solcedo Cast: Carmen M au ra, Angel de Andres-Lopex, Chus Lampreave, Veronica Forque, Kitty Manver Print source: Cinevista, 353 West 39th St. , Suite 404, New York, NY 1 0018 35m m , color, 1 06min .
TUESDAY, JUNE 23 6:00 PM CASTRO THEATRE
SIMONE France, 1984 San Francisco Premiere Simone is the first feature fro m 19-year-old Christin e Eh m . S h e h a s created a stylish a n d stylized d rama of a love affair between two wo men, the beautiful and mysterious Simone and the gamine Francoise, fi rst seen recovering in the h ospital fro m a suicide atte mpt. The two meet on the metro, when Francoise is arguing with her well-intentioned but patronizing brothe r. Si mone intercedes, the th ree laugh it off, and part as abruptly as they met. But Simone reappears, and she and F rancoise begin to establ i s h a certai n d o m e stic routi ne-Francoise washes dishes while Si mone pl ays sol itai re. Little else is seen of their lives, apart o r togethe r, but within this context they argue, flirt, and act out a controlled fantasy. At issue is Simone's age (at least 20 years older than Francoise) and her inaccessibility-she will divulge nothing of her personal situation. Frustrated , Francoise struggles to integ rate the elegant Simone into her life on Si mone's terms and make sense of their l ove. Ehm's fi l m seems to parody many pretentious and symbolic avant garde fi l ms of the 60s with its mini mal dialogue and rituals. She uses color liberally as an ind icato r of mood and depth i n the wo men's relation ship. I nitially they wear bright yellow boots and F ran coise's apartment has yellow touches throughout. Then it changes to o range, red , burgundy, and bl ack. The device works, adding a cohesive ele ment to the fil m's fragmented structure. Both actresses are appealing in their respective roles, intrigued by each other but perhaps wary of a relatio nship g rounded in the reality of d aily life. Director, Writer: Christine Ehm Photography: Andre Domage Editor: Khadicha Bariha Music: Kolinka Cast: Pascale Audret, Pascale Bardet, Fabien Kachez Print source: New York Gay Film Festival , 1 00 Stuyvesant PI . Apt. U-4, Staten Islan d , NY 10301 1 6 m m , color, 90m i n .
�USURE Canada, 1986 No in going futher! The problem is clear: the closeness that once l i nked these two girls has been worn thin by routine, by force of habit, by attrition . Director: Jeanne Crepeau Print source : Cinema Libre, 3575 bo ul. St. Laurent, bureau 704, Montreal , Quebec, H2X 2T7 Canada 1 6 m m , color, 8 m i n .