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Applause
She gave youth and beauty for Applause
She gave youth and beauty for Applause
Drama, Music - 1929
Applause
7.1
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This early example of the "backstage" musical genre tells the story of Kitty Darling, a fading burlesque star who tries to save her convent-educated daughter April from following in mom's footsteps.
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Rated:
Passed
Runtime:
80 min
Release date:
7 Oct 1929
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 wins

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
"Applause" is a very minor film with a massive performance at its center.
– Ryan Lattanzio,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Apr 2012
fresh:
Steen [is] in every scene of the film and crafts an intricate portrait of a woman teetering on the brink, but never toppling.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
12 Apr 2012
fresh:
As much of [Steen] as there is, you'll want more.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
24 Jan 2011
fresh:
Paprika Steen makes this particular character her own. And makes us join her adoring on-screen audience as we watch her play out -- gorgeously, horrifyingly -- her own tragic scenes.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
22 Jan 2011
fresh:
Director and co-writer Martin Pieter Zandvliet draws inspired work from Steen. You feel her every emotion.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
21 Jan 2011
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