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Tally Brown, New York

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Director: Rosa von Praunheim Run Time: 101 min. Format: DCP Rating: NR Release Year: 1979

2K restoration by the Deutsche Kinemathek

“The bewigged Miss Brown, with false eyelashes capable of sending her short, round body aloft, is the most memorable raconteur and cabaret artist you’ll hear all year.” – Melissa Anderson, The Village Voice

Both a loving portrait of a larger-than-life personality and a vivid record of New York’s 1970s downtown demimonde, this captivating documentary follows Tally Brown—cabaret chanteuse, underground film star, and a staple of Andy Warhol’s Factory—as she takes filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim on a tour through the grit and glamour of the city that made her. Capturing Brown’s mesmerizing performances (including her breathtaking bilingual cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes”) as well as her social world among fellow queer cult icons like Holly Woodlawn, Divine, and Taylor Mead, Tally Brown, New York is an essential snapshot of a scene that has passed into legend.

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