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The Pantomime dame

United Kingdom, 1982
film

Investigates the reasons for the Dame’s enduring hold on the audience’s imagination. It examines her function as an outrageous and aggressive paro..

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Pantomime - Fairy Tale Theatre

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The Dame Edna Experience

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Lady of burlesque

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Women in revolt

United States, 1971
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Vaudeville

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Irma La Douce

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That's showbiz

Australia, 1973
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Lady Windermere's fan

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She's a woman: a media portrait

Australia, 1984
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The Woman in Question = Five Angles on Murder

United Kingdom, 1949
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The Lady vanishes

United Kingdom, 1938
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Clara Gibbings

Australia, 1934
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Three looms waiting

United Kingdom, 1971
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Give us a smile

United Kingdom, 1983
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A Cottage on Dartmoor

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Touch and go

Australia, 1980
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Two thousand women

United Kingdom, 1944
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Only two can play

United Kingdom, 1961
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