Hedwig and the Angry Inch
by John Cameron Mitchell
Best Director & Audience Award · Sundance 2002
Rétrospectives and Cartes Blanches 2022
Official synopsis
Hedwig is the most amazing and unknown rock star in the world. With her group, she criss-crosses the United States, from seedy restaurants to shopping mall halls. It's a crazy and excessive journey, but beyond the excess, it's an odyssey of the heart seeking its other half.
The programmer’s eye
For his first mischief on the big screen, John Cameron Mitchell explores his very intimate musical comedy booklet in which he holds the title role. In a world of viscous gloss, an utterly sincere drama is taking place, following Hedwig's moods. The film’s perfect title designates the rock band, the superhero duo and the indelible mark of its heroine’s transidentity. It gradually takes shape in all its beauty and complexity, notably through a brilliant musical comedy scene in which the stigmata of Hedwig are revealed. It's punk for real.
Pierre Guidez
Biography and Filmography
A multifaceted artist, John Cameron Mitchell wrote and directed the cult musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” in 2001, in which he played the lead role. His second film, “SHORTBUS”, was released in 2006. In 2010, he directed the drama “Rabbit Hole” for which Nicole Kidman was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress. His latest film, “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” (2017) with Elle Fanning in the lead role, was selected Out of Competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. John Cameron Mitchell then produced a series of successful musical podcasts, notably featuring Glenn Close and Laurie Anderson. He currently plays in several series (“Shrill”, “The Good Fight”) and plays the main role of “Joe Exotic in Joe Vs Carol” (2022).
2017 : HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES - John Cameron Mitchell - Director and Screenwriter
2010 : RABBIT HOLE - John Cameron Mitchell - Director
2006 : SHORTBUS - John Cameron Mitchell - Director and Screenwriter
2001 : HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - John Cameron Mitchell - Director and Screenwriter
John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask
John Cameron Mitchell, Michael Pitt, Miriam Shor…
New Line Cinema, Killer Films
Warner Bros.
Metropolitan FilmExport
Stephen Trask
by John Cameron Mitchell
A multifaceted artist, John Cameron Mitchell wrote and directed the cult musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” in 2001, in which he played the lead role. His second film, “SHORTBUS”, was released in 2006. In 2010, he directed the drama “Rabbit Hole” for which Nicole Kidman was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress. His latest film, “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” (2017) with Elle Fanning in the lead role, was selected Out of Competition at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. John Cameron Mitchell then produced a series of successful musical podcasts, notably featuring Glenn Close and Laurie Anderson. He currently plays in several series (“Shrill”, “The Good Fight”) and plays the main role of “Joe Exotic in Joe Vs Carol” (2022).
2017 : HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES - John Cameron Mitchell - Director and Screenwriter
2010 : RABBIT HOLE - John Cameron Mitchell - Director
2006 : SHORTBUS - John Cameron Mitchell - Director and Screenwriter
2001 : HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - John Cameron Mitchell - Director and Screenwriter