An elaborately beaded red shimmy dress becomes a talisman of beauty, truth and freedom in Dionne Edwards’ debut feature, BFI London Film Festival premiere Pretty Red Dress, a vivid portrait of a fa…
, a vivid portrait of a family with at least one too many secrets lurking in the closet along with that alluring frock.
So is she, she reassures him with the moral certainty only adolescents can feel; Olatunbosun, a brilliant street casting, manifests the many moods of a teenager with great aplomb. Kenisha’s chief passion is her classmate Cicely. Nobody her age feels entirely comfortable in his or her own skin, but she does know she is the one person in the house who wants never to wear that or any other dress. Much to her mother’s bafflement, she defines herself against it.
Much of the film is shot hand-held, the camera following the family members around their small flat or into their various workplaces, which gives it a grungy documentary feel that runs counter to the fun of pop and frocks. Meanwhile, Candice and Travis argue, back and forth, about who is really doing what and what it means. Every one of these scenes rings true, but they all point in the same direction; inevitably, the film sags along the way.
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