The Pink Pimpernel
- Media type
- Film
The Pink Pimpernel · The Pink Pimpernel · MOVIE
1989
About this title
An intertextual essay retelling the reactionary French Revolution thriller The Scarlet Pimpernel and featuring Percy as an apolitical dandy and his estranged boyfriend Justin, an AIDS activist fighting for the release of treatment drugs. Juxtaposed with interviews with AIDS Action Now members who describe their battle against homophobic governents and profit-hungry pharmaceuticals.