Le charme de l'ambiguïté
Le charme de l'ambiguïté

Movie·1974·0h 58m

Le charme de l'ambiguïté

Country

Belgium

Language

French

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The Story

From transvestites to transformers, we will follow the trail that will lead us in different and famous Parisian music-halls, such as the mythical Alcazar of Paris, La Grande Eugène. Whether they are below or beyond their character, often these men who are looking for themselves look at life with the humor of despair. Why this need to "transform" themselves? Why is it always the men who cross-dress and not the women? Why did the public flock to these shows in the 1970s and 1980s? Interpretations of famous characters such as Diana Ross, Josephine Baker, Billie Holiday, the Peter Sisters, the Andrew Sisters, Zizi Jeanmaire, Judy Garland, Sarah Bernhardt, among others, contribute to making this musical document an essential testimony of this era.

Cinematography

Manu Bonmariage

Editor

Jan Tavernier

Themes

drag queentransvestitecabaretlgbtcabaret performerfemale impersonator

Production House

Olivier Films

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Cast

Jean-Marie Rivière

Jean-Marie Rivière

Lui-même (Théâtre de l'Alcazar)

Marcel Drouet

Lui-même (Cabaret des Sans-Gênes)

Léon Grieg

Lui-même (Cabaret des Zeeboys)

La Grande Eugène

La Grande Zoa

Pierre Spivakoff

// crew

Crew

Richard Olivier

Screenplay, Director

Jan Tavernier

Editor

Manu Bonmariage

Director of Photography

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