TALLY BROWN, NEW YORK • New Restoration!
When:
Saturday, Aug 08, 2026 1:00p -
3:00p
Saturday, Aug 08, 2026 1:00p -
3:00p
Where:
Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle St
Cambridge, MA 02138
Admission:
$13
Hosted by:
Categories:
Date Idea, Good for Groups, LGBTQ+, Movies
Event website:
https://brattlefilm.org/movies/tally-brown-new-york/
New Restoration! (see below for showtimes)
Both a loving portrait of a larger-than-life personality and a vivid record of New York’s 1970s downtown demimonde, this captivating documentary follows Tally Brown—cabaret chanteuse, underground film star, and a staple of Andy Warhol’s Factory—as she takes filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim on a tour through the grit and glamour of the city that made her. Capturing Brown’s mesmerizing performances as well as her social world among fellow queer cult icons like Holly Woodlawn, Divine, and Taylor Mead, TALLY BROWN, NEW YORK is an essential snapshot of a scene that has passed into legend.
Director: Rosa von Praunheim Run Time: 97 min. Format: 4K DCP Release Year: 1979 Language: German w/ English subtitles
Starring: Divine, Edward Caton, Gil Fontaine, Paul Ambrose, Tally Brown
"A must-see for all those interested in performance and the cultural history of New York in the '70s." – Melissa Anderson, The Village Voice
"Tally Brown is the best New York City documentary since Chantal Akerman's News From Home." – J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
