Drag Performer's Dvd Bio Achieves a Rare Depth

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"The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch," a documentary on the life and times of the playwright and drag performer that came out on DVD last week, is not a work of cinematic art, but it regards its subject with such affection and sympathy that it achieves a universality many sleeker movies don't come close to.

The 2005 film, written and directed by John Catania and Charles Ignacio, tells the age-old, ever-resonant story of a person trying to find his place in the world.

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Drag Performer's Dvd Bio Achieves a Rare Depth

Busch, born into a middle-class Jewish family, grew up in a split- level house in Westchester. But it was clear early on that he was not destined to become a typical suburbanite. He describes the turning point in his life...

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