To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
Total eclipse
MARIA DUARTE recommends an homage to the iconic showgirl that understands them as working-class women
The Last Showgirl (15)
Directed by Gia Coppola
A FADING Las Vegas showgirl has to face the reality that her decades-long dream job is over when her show abruptly closes after its 30-year run in this poignant and raw study of life on the Strip.
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