Word: cotillions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cotillion" evoked, somewhat to its own disadvantage, a scene from another DeMille ballet: "Hoedown" from Rodeo. The percussion produced by the orchestra seemed too heavy here, but was just right for the burlesque "Epilogue," an exciting Howard Hanson-meets-Bernard Herrman affair...
...plot is a suitably original variation of the romantic-situation comedy. The Las Colinas hair salon is abuzz with preparations for the social event of the year--the evening's debutante cotillion. Aspiring deb SuzyBelle Mallard (Erin Delaney) arrives in a state of crisis, her hair dyed blue by a foreign hair dresser. SuzyBelle's rebellious and cynical sister Clair (Silje Normand)--a misplaced British feminist in rural Texas--shows up with their grandmother Barbara (Liz Amberg), who seems to want to have her hair done, despite being in a state of dysfunction somewhere between stroke and delerium tremens. Down...
...itself in the form of Jack Dale (Steve Raizes), Karin's long-lost high school sweetheart. After 15 years, Jack returns to Las Colinas with his soon-to-be third wife, Virginia (Jenni Paredes), a suitably annoying blonde Southern bimbo archetype. Jack has promised to take Virginia to the cotillion that evening and to announce their engagement at a luncheon the next day. His highpowered corporate boss, a forceful cellular presence, seems to have other plans...
Lacking the guts to say no to his boss or break the bad news to Virginia, Jack asks for Karin's help. He has to skip the cotillion, get to California for a business meeting, and return in time for the luncheon the next day, all without Virginia's knowledge. In spite of herself, Karin has Virginia out cold within minutes. Grandmother Mallard, imbibing nearly half a bottle of Scotch between her shampoo and set, passes on to a better world. With two bodies and two deep breaths, the action is rolling...
...sense of timing and delivery. Liz Amberg and Rosalie Parker are memorable as the ill, subsequently dead Grandmother Mallard and the sexually charged, Coke-guzzling Romanian receptionist. Brett Conner deserves special mention for his hilarious performance eked out of a small role as the hick accompanying SuzyBelle to her cotillion...