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Swan Song

Swan Song

Comedy · Drama · 2021

An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home to embark on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman's hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.

Movie details

Swan Song

2021 Comedy · Drama 1h 45m

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6.8 / 10

Community rating

An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home to embark on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman's hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Swan Song?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Todd Stephens

Written by

Todd Stephens

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Pat Pitsenbarger

Jennifer Coolidge

Jennifer Coolidge

Dee Dee Dale

Linda Evans

Linda Evans

Rita Parker Sloan

Michael Urie

Michael Urie

Dustin

R

Roshon Thomas

Shaundell

Ira Hawkins

Ira Hawkins

Eunice

Annie Kitral

Annie Kitral

Miss Gertie

Court is in session

Put Swan Song on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.