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What a Drag

What a Drag

Comedy · 1996

A closeted gay man's attempt to "act straight" for the sake of his job has unexpected consequences.

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What a Drag

1996 Comedy 1h 40m

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5.9 / 10

Community rating

A closeted gay man's attempt to "act straight" for the sake of his job has unexpected consequences.

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Directed by

Gabriel Aghion

Written by

Patrick Timsit · Gabriel Aghion

Patrick Timsit

Patrick Timsit

Adrien

Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant

Evelyne, dite Eva

Richard Berry

Richard Berry

Alexandre Hagutte

Michèle Laroque

Michèle Laroque

Marie Hagutte

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin

André Lemoine

Christian Bujeau

Christian Bujeau

Docteur Séverine

Boris Terral

Boris Terral

Cyril

Court is in session

Put What a Drag on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.