Gia Coppola’s latest feature is ideologically sparse but dressed with intimate visuals that give the sense of a protracted music video
Emerging from a flurry of pink and orange feathers, seasoned showgirl Shelly Gardner frantically walks the route from her dressing room to the backstage of Le Razzle Dazzle, a dwindling casino burlesque and “the last show of its kind” on the Las Vegas Strip. She bemoans the presence of a rogue door knob that tugs at the fabric of her elaborate getup, unaware that the show will be abruptly cancelled after its 38-year run.
Perhaps it is the turbulence of the show’s impending closure that stirs Shelly to phone her estranged daughter Hannah , a college student whose childhood felt eclipsed by her mother’s commitment to Le Razzle Dazzle. The pair’s attempts at reconciliation are deliberately stilted, filtered through the impending closure of the show; in one awkward moment, Shelly invites Hannah to attend, catching herself midway through as she recalls the toplessness.
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