Peacock (DVD) House of Parliament Producer: Sue Maslin

Producer: Sue Maslin

Run Time: 238 mins

A bizarre body positivity movie from the height of Japan's direct-to-video movie boom

Harry Langdon would never again deliver to films full-force his truly bizarre humor

Newly-filmed interview with producer Paul Webster

Peacock (DVD) House of Parliament Producer: Sue MaslinAlso known as Pfau Bin ich echt?, Peacock is Bernhard Wenger's sharply observed social satire about identity as performance. Matthias works for MyCompanion, offering himself for hire as whatever role a client desires: the perfect son, the enlightened boyfriend, even a 'pilot dad' for school appearances. Poised and convincing, he thrives professionally by embodying curated personas, yet as the boundaries between performance and authenticity blur, his