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Director:
Patrick Conrad
Writers:
Hugo Claus
Patrick Conrad
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Release Date:
7 May 1987 (Netherlands) See more »
Genre:
Thriller See more »
Plot:
A respected police commissioner has a reputation as a fervent opera lover, but by night he also enjoys plunging into the transvestite scene... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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User Reviews:
Eurotrash classic See more (9 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Charlotte Rampling ... Gaby Hart

Michael Sarrazin ... Bert Sanders

Derek de Lint ... Chris Brine
Jappe Claes ... Colonel March

Herbert Flack ... David Hyde
Harry Cleven ... PC
Serge-Henri Valcke ... Harry Wellman
Romy Haag ... Lana
Eva Robin's ... Pepper
John Van Dreelen ... Minister Weinberger
Norma Christine Deumner ... Salome
Pascale Jean-Louis ... Divine
Alexandra Vandernoot ... Euridice
Mark Verstraete ... Police Officer
Hugo Van Den Berghe ... Policeman
Charlotte Berden ... Gaby's Daughter
Marie-Luce Bonfanti ... Norma
Carmela Locantore ... Orfeo
Lois Chacón ... Shanghai Lili
Michel Laborde ... Tcha tcha Thai
Alain Zerar ... Tina Turner
Lyda Lobo ... Golden Woman (as Lida Lobo)
Nathalie Fritz ... Dead Woman
Serge 'Lydie' Lambert ... Gambler
Katja Delvon ... Divine's Shadow
Lou De Prijck ... Policeman
Terry Fischer ... Opera Manager
Dimitri Anastasiades ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Patrick Boets ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Didier Bouillon ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Katia ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Patrick de Breuck ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Hilt de Vos ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Dorine Esser ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Alberto García ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Jean Haster ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Vincent Jongen ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Rio Menegazzi ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Michel Minuzzi ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Michel Olemans ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Carine Peeters ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Roger Sabo ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Sabrina ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Yvan David ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Patrice Septier ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Jean-Paul Souille ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Boas Toorgeman ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Annick van Avermaet ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Marc van Crombrugge ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Frank van Malder ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Hillary Wagenar ... Creature - Mr. Butterfly
Firmin Allary ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Jo Bertrand ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Henri de Blaere ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Josef de Busschere ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Thean Decco ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Marnix de Kuyper ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Julien Demey ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Charles De Wael ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Joris Ghekire ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Peter Grunewald ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Mark Janssens ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Piet Labian ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Alfons Maes ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Louis Parez ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Dirk Pierloot ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Sébastien Radovitch ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Tony Roels ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Francis Rolot ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Jean-Claude Soetens ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Jan Vanderborght ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Robert van Cleemput ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Johan Vandermeulen ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Mike Vanderstraete ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Gaston van Laere ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Christ Vermandere ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Willy Wouters ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
Marco Wyn ... Member - Mr. Butterfly
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Directed by
Patrick Conrad 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Hugo Claus 
Patrick Conrad 
Pierre Drouot 
Susana Rossberg  script

Produced by
Pierre Drouot .... producer
Dany Geys .... line producer
Yoram Globus .... executive producer
Menahem Golan .... executive producer
Henry Lange .... producer
René Solleveld .... producer
Peter Weijdeveld .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Egisto Macchi 
 
Cinematography by
Gilberto Azevedo 
 
Film Editing by
Susana Rossberg 
 
Production Design by
Johan van den Driessche 
 
Art Direction by
Dirk Debou 
Misjel Vermeiren 
 
Costume Design by
Yan Tax 
 
Makeup Department
Yvan David .... hair stylist
Noëlle de Grandsaigne .... makeup trainee
Françoise Joset .... makeup artist
Katia .... hair stylist
Dick Naastepad .... hair stylist
Michele Steenhaut .... trainee makeup artist
Claudine Thyrion .... key makeup artist
Patricia Timmermans .... makeup artist
Kaatje Van Damme .... makeup artist
Frank van Malder .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Jean-Baptiste Andries .... unit manager
Jean-Marie Bertrand .... production manager
Patricia Crevits .... unit manager
Daniel Geys .... production manager
Jan van Damme .... unit manager
Kaatje Van Damme .... unit manager
Els Verelst .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas Claus .... trainee director
Jean-Pol Ferbus .... assistant director
Ivan Goldschmidt .... assistant director
Nathalie Rogoz .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Andre Fonteyne .... construction manager
Véronique Melery .... set dresser
Hans Oosterhuis .... prop master
Yvette Proszwimmer .... constructor
Didier Sainderichin .... assistant art director
Gilbert Stoffyn .... constructor
Harry Vandevoorde .... constructor
Inge Vrijdags .... constructor
Philippe Willems .... constructor
 
Sound Department
Maurice Gilbert .... dubbing
Hans-Walter Kramski .... sound effects dubbing (as Hans-Walter Kramsky)
Jean-Paul Loublier .... pre-dub
Christian Monheim .... sound trainee
Henri Morelle .... sound
Bruno Pradez .... post-synchronization
Miguel Rejas .... boom operator
Richard Wells .... post-synchronization
 
Stunts
Thierry Hallard .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jojo Bulterijs .... electrician
Jean Devits .... key grip
Fernando Fernández .... first assistant camera
Luc Frisson .... electrician
Pascal Jacqmin .... grip
Kommer Kleijn .... second camera operator
Marc Koninckx .... camera operator
Patrick Legrand .... grip
Michel Mesmaeker .... electrician
Danielle Pierre .... still photographer
Chris Renson .... second assistant camera
Pierre Stenuit .... gaffer (as Peter Stenuit)
Michel Taburiaux .... electrician
Guy Talin .... electrician
Claude van Dingenen .... electrician
Marijke Van Kets .... electrician
Bruno Verstraete .... electrician
 
Casting Department
Sally Daykin .... casting: post-synchronization (as Sally Boyle)
Ivan Goldschmidt .... extras casting
Guy Thijs .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Claudine Bouvier .... wardrobe
Bernadette Corstens .... wardrobe
Pierrot Motoulle .... wardrobe
Arta van Hauwe .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Colette Achouche .... assistant editor
Philippe Bourgueil .... editor trainee
Joseph Dassy .... negative cutter
Véronique Lagrange .... editor trainee
Ann Van Aken .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Collegium Vocale Gent .... musician
Lou De Prijck .... music arranger: songs
Lou De Prijck .... song producer
Luca del Fra .... music mixer
Luca del Fra .... music recordist
La Petite Bande .... musician
 
Other crew
Bert Anthoniesse .... press and public relations
Joelle Benchimol .... press and public relations
John Boyle .... post-synchronization talent
Mike Cockburn .... post-synchronization talent
Frank Daniel .... script consultant
Veerle de Wit .... press and public relations
Carolyne Demts .... post-synchronization talent
Dorine Esser .... production secretary
Christine Jimenez .... production accountant
Mark Kerremans .... runner
Véronique Lagrange .... continuity trainee
Margaret Lysak .... post-synchronization talent
Robert Malengreau .... press and public relations
Malia Scotch Marmo .... dialogue coordinator
Malia Scotch Marmo .... dialogue supervisor
Peter Raats .... runner
Susana Rossberg .... continuity
Susana Rossberg .... preparation
Ilse Somers .... production coordinator
Dominique Standaert .... production assistant
Bob Steen .... post-synchronization talent
Barney Trench .... post-synchronization talent
Daniël Van Avermaet .... press and public relations
Johan van den Driessche .... location manager
Bart van Lint .... runner
Ann Verheyen .... production secretary
 

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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
Belgium | Netherlands | France
Language:
Dutch | English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | Finland:K-16 (until 2001) | France:-12 | USA:R
Company:
Atlantic Consolidated Enterprises (ACE)See more »

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Trivia:
Finnish censorship visa # I-01840 (video) delivered on 15-9-1989.See more »
Soundtrack:
Api Mi ShuSee more »

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8 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Eurotrash classic, 23 January 2004
Author: ralphsf from san francisco

Look, I'm not suggesting Mascara is an even vaguely good film, but... who cares, it's a classic sample of Eurotrash culture. Another masterpiece from the "quality" merchants at Cannon film, I'm just surprised it hasn't found a solid cult audience in the midnight movie circuit or 1980's retro sleaze market(uh, is there such a market?).

It has Charlotte Rampling, queen of Eurotrash (remember the Night Porter?) who, oddly enough, has the most "straight" role here. As usual, she channels Lauren Bacall (good looking woman, she), and gets through a fairly lackluster part. She's always better than her material and wears some very stylish togs for someone who just works as an interpreter. Michael Sarazin, former pretty boy and Jacqueline Bisset boyfriend (he was in a good tv version of Frankenstein) is now a little long in the tooth, but still has a striking appearance and soulful eyes. Here he's a somewhat unbelievable Police Superintendent and has some wild scenes that come off... shall we say, a trifle campy. Derek de Lint (from Unbearable Lightness of Being, a fav film of mine) is a heterosexual costume designer for the opera. De Lint, a popular star in European film, must have taken this part for the money. He's mostly a foil for Sarazin and love interest for Rampling.

But there's more. Next we have cult performer Romy Haag (a well known transgender artiste from the 70's through 90's, friend of Bowie's, etc.) as the madam-manager of an underground club where closeted bigwigs go to hear drag queens, etc. lip sink to opera (yes, when there's operatic music that's a sure sign of Eurotrash). Topping it off is the gorgeous Eva Robin's (that's how her name is usually spelled), Italian transgendered star of music, tv, fashion and film as a character with the absurd name of "Pepper". Now Robin's is about as unlikely a "Pepper" as I've ever encountered. She looks gorgeous and has a scene that prominently displays her manhood front and center. This was a good 5 years before the Crying Game. Shameless exploitation? ... you bet. But what happens next is a shocking reminder of how much violence there really is against transgendered people and how it's often reported with a kind of titillation rather than as a human rights issue. The cinematography and mood in this film are striking, even as the script and some of the acting are laughable. It all made me want to take a trip to Europe, wear something fashionable and walk around some nameless urban landscape late at night looking for a niteclub to go to as blue signs flash "cambio, wechsel, change."

Mascara could be a good date movie, if you're dating someone with really sleazy, bizarre tastes. I found it infinitely more entertaining than Showgirls, and look how beloved that flick has become since it had its initial flush down the toilet?

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