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My Life in Pink (Ma Vie en Rose) (1997)

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Boys will be boys and girls will be girls, but one child isn't so sure in this Belgian comedy drama. 7-year-old Ludovic (Georges DuFresne) is happy, healthy, and good-natured, but there's a bit of a problem -- he has decided that he's a girl. While his parents Hanna (Michele Laroque) and Pierre (Jean-Philippe Ecoffey) try to understand, Ludovic stubbornly refuses to listen to reason from his parents, teachers, or schoolmates. His fondness for wearing girl's clothes and frequent pronouncements to

R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Alain Berliner

Written By: Alain Berliner, Chris Vander Stappen, Chris van der Stappen

In Theaters: May 28, 1997 Wide

On DVD: Nov 9, 1999

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Critic Reviews for My Life in Pink (Ma Vie en Rose)

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Director Alain Berliner and screenwriter Chris vender Stappen have created one of the most authentic, touching households ever put on film.

July 11, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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David Noh

Film Journal International

This bright and touching drama celebrates diversity as one of the enchantments of life.

March 1, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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Off-beat gender bender that's at times funny, at times poignant, and always entertaining. Ma Vie En Rose manages to vilify our collective ignorance without insulting our sensibilities. A truly remarkable film. *High marks for set decoration and cinematography as well as casting and direction.

January 11, 2009

Randy Tippy

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Writer and director Alain Berliner has made a fresh film about what it takes to survive in a world where people still measure others by codes of conformity, prejudice, and small-mindedness. The incomparable Ludovic stands his ground. Ma Vie En Rose isn't necessarily trying to advance an agenda, and it's not a movie

January 5, 2009