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Kinky Boots

United Kingdom, United States

2005

107 Min
Color
2.35:1
English
  • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
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DIR Julian Jarrold

PROD Nick Barton, Peter Ettedgui, Suzanne Mackie

SCR Geoff Deane, Tim Firth

DP Eigil Bryld

CAST Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts, Nick Frost, Linda Bassett, Jemima Rooper, Robert Pugh, Ewan Hooper, Stephen Marcus, Mona Hammond

ED Emma E. Hickox

PROD DES Alan MacDonald

MUSIC Adrian Johnston

Sundance (Premieres), Edinburgh (British Gala), SXSW (Special Screenings)

Synopsis

Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business, but he never thought that he would take his father’s place. Yet, the untimely death of his father places him in that position, only to learn that Price & Sons Shoes is failing. While in despair at his failed attempts to save the business, Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer, Lola. Her complaints about the inadequate footwear for her work combined with one of Charles’ ex-employees, Lauren, leads to a suggestion to change the product to create a desperate chance to save the business: make men’s fetish footwear. Lola is convinced to be their footwear designer and the transition begins. Now this disparate lot must struggle at this unorthodox idea while dealing both the prejudice of the staff, Lola’s discomfort in the small town and the selfish manipulation of Charles’ greedy fiancée who cannot see the greater good in Charles’ dream. –IMDb

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Julian Jarrold

Julian Edward Peter Jarrold, born 1960 in Norwich, Norfolk, is a BAFTA Award-nominated English film and television director.

He is a member of the family which founded Jarrolds of Norwich in 1823 and was educated in Norfolk at Gresham’s School, Holt. He now lives in North London. —Wikipedia 

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Philly Fest Report: Kinky Boots Review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Julian Jarrold’s Kinky Boots is entirely predictable and emotionally manipulative. The first act is hugely flawed, failing to properly establish several key relationships and the nature of its lead character
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Philly Fest Report: Kinky Boots Review

By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
Julian Jarrold’s Kinky Boots is entirely predictable and emotionally manipulative. The first act is hugely flawed, failing to properly establish several key relationships and the nature of its lead character
read on Twitchfilm.net

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