Swan Song
2021 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 6.8 · 79% critics
An aging hairdresser slips out of a nursing home and sets off across his small town on a personal mission: to prepare a recently deceased woman’s hair for her funeral. Along the way, the trip becomes a bittersweet journey through old memories, strained relationships, and a chance to reclaim some lost confidence.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-08-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (67 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tender, frequently amusing character journey about aging, identity, and second chances, with a small-town feel; Not for you if you need fast pacing or light-only comedy like Tales of the City.
Pros: poignant lead performance; gentle humor; heartfelt reminiscence | Cons: slow pacing; brushes melodrama; often downbeat mood
Themes
- small town
- hairdresser
- funeral
- ohio
- nursing home
- lgbt
- 1990s
- gay theme
- comforting
- joyful
Cast & crew
Udo Kier
as Pat Pitsenbarger
Jennifer Coolidge
as Dee Dee Dale
Linda Evans
as Rita Parker Sloan
Michael Urie
as Dustin
- RT
Roshon Thomas
as Shaundell
Ira Hawkins
as Eunice
Annie Kitral
as Miss Gertie
Tom Bloom
as Walter Shanrock
- EE
Eric Eisenbrey
as David
- DS
Dave Sorboro
as Josiah
Directed by Todd Stephens