User:Lrahmanp/The Queen (1968 film)

Critical Response
The Queen was first released in United States in June 1968, then in France(November 1968), Netherlands(1969), Denmark(1969), Finland(1969). In January 2013, it came back to USA and was shown at New York Film Forum. Later, the film was screened again during 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival(MIFF) in 4k restoration.

When the movie was released in June 1968, it received mixed reviews. In a review in The New York Times, Renata Adler stated this movie “shows us another America” but also, “It is good to watch for about an hour these colorful human beings whose entire self-image is a put on.” Andrew Sarris from Village Voice stated, “The drag queen contestants are eminently likable in curiously peripheral ways.” According to Jerry Portwood from Rolling Stone, “Simon’s movie is...extraordinary because it captures so much, doubling as a time capsule of a generation’s innocence and fashion-forward sophistication. You can tell why it functioned as a template for many future gender nonconforming people looking for some sort of pre-internet guide through the confusing maze of sexuality and gender."