The Queen of Ireland
The Queen of Ireland

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A documentary that follows drag queen Panti Bliss: part glamorous aunt, part Jessica Rabbit, she's a wittily incisive performer with charisma to burn who is widely regarded as one of the world's best drag queens. Created by Rory O'Neill, Panti is also an accidental activist and, in her own words, 'a court jester whose role is to say the un-sayable'. In recent years, Rory has become a figurehead for LGBT rights in Ireland, and since the 2014 scandal around Pantigate, his fight... (Full plot summary below)

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A documentary that follows drag queen Panti Bliss: part glamorous aunt, part Jessica Rabbit, she's a wittily incisive performer with charisma to burn who is widely regarded as one of the world's best drag queens. Created by Rory O'Neill, Panti is also an accidental activist and, in her own words, 'a court jester whose role is to say the un-sayable'. In recent years, Rory has become a figurehead for LGBT rights in Ireland, and since the 2014 scandal around Pantigate, his fight for equality and against homophobia has become recognised across the world.

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Urban Cinefile - 10/10 by Andrew L. UrbanAlthough there is nothing especially new in its exploration of homosexuality or drag culture, it is a well paced and entertaining work,
ABC Radio (Australia) - 8/10 by Matt NealAs great as this is, it's not going to persuade homophobes into understanding why allowing same-sex marriage is a good thing, but I wish it would.
Film Ireland Magazine - 8/10 by Sarah GriffinA glorious testament to a national treasure...
Herald Sun (Australia) - 7/10 by Leigh PaatschAs insightful as it is colourful, the lively documentary The Queen Of Ireland charts the extraordinary career to date of Irish performance artist Rory O'Neill.
The Australian - 7/10 by Stephen RomeiThis is an engaging documentary about a significant moment in recent history, told via one of the larger-than-life people who helped make it happen.
Hammer to Nail - 7/10 by Jessica BaxterHorgan's engaging and concisely comprehensive film tells the story of Panti's origins and how she came to be The Queen of Ireland.
The Sunday Age - 6/10 by Craig MathiesonThe filmmaking is workmanlike, but many of the ideas explored are sharp: drag queens like Panti, one observer notes, take the fear of effeminacy and turn it into a strength that is celebrated.
ABC Radio (Australia) - 4/10 by CJ JohnsonUnfortunately Conor Horgan's feature length documentary about Ireland's most influential drag queen lacks sparkle, wit and bite - precisely some of the attributes Panti, and other great drag artists, so embody.
User Review - 10/10 by Candida FI just saw this at a local community screening in Ireland, which is a marker of how far Ireland has come since I grew up there in the 1970s. As Panti herself says in the film, if you're easily offended by a joke that starts "a nun with Alzheimer's forgets to walk into a lesbian bar", you're probably in the wrong place. If you're not, this film is a sheer tide of joy. Rory O'Neill aka "giant cartoon woman" Panti Bliss, became an accidental activist for LGBT equality: the film, made over years on a shoestring and eventually with help from crowdfunding, follows the life, the career, the extraordinary "Noble Call" speech on homophobia, and Ireland's eventual referendum on marriage equality. You're in the company of a performer of uncommon eloquence and an unrivalled sense of theatre the whole way though. Even if it isn't anything to do with your life, you'd have to be made of stone not to enjoy the journey.
User Review - 8/10 by Timothy ALike most documentaries based around a single personality, it's a bit episodic; the early segments in particular can vary in interest level and occasionally veer in the wrong direction (you can't help thinking that how an insulated small-town boy from Ireland decides to move to Tokyo is probably more important than what happens when he gets there). The second half, on the marriage equality referendum stages a reversal as stunning as it is subtle, accomplishing the rare feat of generating suspense and anticipation about an event you already know the result of - because you only think you know how people felt about it.

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