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Ma Vie En Rose

starring: Georges Du Fresne, Michèle Laroque, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Hélène Vincent, Daniel Hanssens
directed by: Alain Berliner

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767836623
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767836626
Label: Sony Pictures Classics
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony Pictures Classics
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 14, 1999
Running Time: 88 minutes
Sales Rank: 10870
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Theatrical Release Date: December 26, 1997



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Product Description:
Fascinating belgian coming-of-age film about a boy struggling with his identity and the drastic effects it has on his family. Special features: widescreen version dolby surround sound subtitles: english french and spanish. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 06/24/2008 Run time: 88 minutes Rating: R

Amazon.com:
One of the sweetest films to emerge from Europe in the 1990s, Alain Berliner's Ma Vie en Rose is the story of an innocent little boy, Ludovic (played with noncloying directness by Georges Du Fresne), who wants to be a girl. Convinced that he's the product of misplaced chromosomes (he imagines the mix-up in one of many delightful daydream sequences), he sets about righting the mistake by wearing dresses and high heels and experimenting with lipstick and makeup. The otherwise friendly suburban neighborhood becomes horrified by the gender confusion, though tellingly the cruelest blows come not from the teasing classmates but intolerant adults: one scene recalls the torch-and-pitchfork angry villagers from a Frankenstein movie. Ludo tries hard to be butch, but he can't deny his nature, especially when he meets a kindred spirit: a little girl who gladly trades her dress for his pants and shirt. This bittersweet mix of innocent fantasy and childhood cruelty has its moments of sadness and crushing misunderstandings, but the overall tone is loving, filled with tenderness and culminating in acceptance and togetherness. As the family stumbles and struggles to come to terms with Ludo, they find something special within him, an innocent conviction so powerful and pure that it's infectious. Ludo may not grow up to become a girl as he hopes, but his belief is so strong it's hard to deny him the possibility. This films reminds us that, to a child, anything is possible. --Sean Axmaker



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A tender and innocent story on transgender in youth.
It's clear that this film is a departure from so many foreign film with children. The film draws ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - An unexpected suprise...
I didn't really know what to expect with "Ma Vie En Rose", but this film was an enjoyable surprise. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Sweet Tender Look at gender in children
This french movie with subtitles is a sweet tender look at the story of a little boy who thinks he's ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Transgenders: More than meets the eye!
"Ma vie en rose" is a colorful, emotionally powerful film about a little boy named Ludovic who thinks ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - It's A Wonderful "Life"
This is a really amazing film about a seven-year-old boy named Ludovic (Georges Du Fresne) living in France ... Read More

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