‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ Review: A Fantastical Queer Tale In The Chilean Mountains [Cannes]
CANNES – There is a court of queens living in the high desert in Chile. They are full of life and here to entertain not only you but, deliriously, themselves. It’s the 1980s, and a small, almost abandoned mining town has few inhabitants, but one ranch home features a chosen family of cabaret performers. Tragically, the plague has found them, and they may not be able to dance much longer. That’s the provocative scenario for Diego Céspedes’ confident directorial debut, “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,” a world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival that provides a showcase for the filmmaker’s tantalizing talents.
