Film·1974·58m

Le charme de l'ambiguïté

Documentary

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.

Directed by Richard Olivier

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6 credited

Jean-Marie Rivière
Jean-Marie RivièreLui-même (Théâtre de l'Alcazar)
Marcel Drouet
Marcel DrouetLui-même (Cabaret des Sans-Gênes)
Léon Grieg
Léon GriegLui-même (Cabaret des Zeeboys)
La Grande Eugène
La Grande Eugène
La Grande Zoa
La Grande Zoa
Pierre Spivakoff
Pierre Spivakoff

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