Soirée ciné WQ Doc Festival - BAMBI: A French Woman

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 From 6:30 PM To 9:00 PM Add to Calendar 2023-11-15 18:30:00 2023-11-15 21:00:00 Soirée ciné WQ Doc Festival - BAMBI: A French Woman Join us for this screening of BAMBI: A French Woman, co-presented with Wicked Queer Docs Festival. French Library, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA, United States America/New_York

At French Library

Join us for the screening of BAMBI: A French Woman co-presented with Wicked Queer Docs Festival.

From the day she was born in Algiers, Marie-Pierre has always wanted to wear dresses and has stubbornly refused her given name: Jean-Pierre. At the age of 17, her life takes a major turn when she comes upon a drag show on tour: le Carrousel de Paris. Marie-Pierre becomes Bambi, and within a few years establishes herself as a legendary figure of the Parisian cabaret scenes of the 50s and 60s.

Movie in French with English subtitles, the Q&A that will follow the screening will be in English.

Viewer discretion is advised. Contains nudity.

Members

$11

Non-members

$16

About the Film

By collecting the story of one of the first transgender women, Sebastien Lifshitz continues his work initiated with Wild Side and Little Girl and portraits a forceful personality. This updated version of the film extends and deepens the short-film released in 2013 to become the feature-length version the director has always dreamt of making.
84 mn

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