An intoxicating mix of private yearnings and public spectacle, A WINK AND A SMILE exposes more than the human body by putting gender, power and sexuality under the spotlight, as it follows the lives of ten "ordinary" women... more » who do something extraordinary - learn the art of burlesque dancing and striptease. Through their adventures, we see how a homemaker, a reporter, a doctor, an opera singer, a taxidermist and a college student join the American cultural revival of burlesque, as it moves from fringe fascination to mainstream obsession, engaging a world where performance art and showgirl spectacle, music, theater and sensuality crash into over-the-top glamour - a world where many want to go, but very few dare.« less
Actors:Miss Indigo Blue, The Shanghai Pearl Director:Deirdre Timmons Studio:First Run Features Format:DVD - Color,Widescreen DVD Release Date: 11/17/2009 Original Release Date: 01/01/2008 Theatrical Release Date: 00/00/2008 Release Year: 2009 Run Time: 1hr 30min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English