Livingston is smart enough to realize that her subjects are best equipped to explain themselves.
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07/10/09
Paris Is Burning (1990)
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Fresh:8
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Average Rating:7/10
Runtime: 76 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Documentary about the Harlem drag balls thrown by predominantly inner city black and Latino gay men in the mid-1980s. The film features footage of the actual "drag" pageants, as well as interviews... [More]
Starring: Dorian Corey, Willi Ninja, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza
Director: Jennie Livingston
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This landmark docu celebrates the resourcefulness of a group that's subcultural but not truly countercultural--its denizens long to become members of the society they imitate, operating at its periphery.
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The beauty of the film is Livingston's nonjudgmental, accommodating camera.
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