Paris Is Burning
Summary:
Poignant, well-received documentary that reveals the community of New York's minority drag queens, gay black and Latino men who cross dress as women and invent the dance style of "voguing," imitating the fashion poses on the covers of the magazine Vogue. As director Jennie Livingston discovers, her subjects band together into family-like "houses" for protection, taking the same las... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Dorian Corey
Pepper Labeija
Danny Xtravaganza
Brooke
Carmen
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Review:
A brief, informative, and ultimately moving excursion through an urban subculture, Paris Is Burning is a fly-on-the-wall documentary that allows its subjects to reveal themselves. As gays and members of minorities, these subjects have had to form their own community and social rituals. Filmmaker Jennie Livingston gained her subjects' confi... Continue >>
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