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High Heels (1991)
, 1h53Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about disabilities, LGBT-related films, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Victoria Abril, Féodor Atkine, Marisa Paredes, Miguel Bosé, Anna Lizaran, Cristina Marcos
Rebeca, a TV news broadcaster, is at Madrid's airport anxiously awaiting the return of her mother whom she has not seen since she was a child. Her mother, Becky del Páramo, a famous torch song singer, is coming back to Spain after a fifteen-year stay in Mexico. While waiting, Rebeca recalls incidents from her childhood in which her mother let her in the background of her life preoccupied with her career and her romantic life. For fifteen years Rebeca has longed for her mother to come back and for the love and affection of which she had been deprived. Nevertheless, her love is accompanied by a deep resentment.
Camp (2003)
, 1h51Directed by Todd Graff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Musical films, Road movies, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Daniel Letterle, Robin de Jesús, Anna Kendrick, Sasha Allen, Stephen Sondheim, Caitlin Van Zandt
The film centers on the experiences of several teenagers at Camp Ovation, a summer theatre camp. The campers are a mishmash of youngsters from different backgrounds and dealing with different issues, but all feel most comfortable while performing. School is out, and the campers reunite as they prepare to board the buses to Camp Ovation. Shy, self-conscious Ellen Lucas happily greets her friends, recovering from an embarrassing situation where she desperately tried to land a prom date, and ended up asking her brother. Nerdy Fritzi Wagner attempts to befriend icy diva Jill Simmons, but ends up toting her luggage instead. Returning camper Jenna Malloran laments that her parents forced her to have her jaw wired shut in order to lose weight. Upon arrival to Camp Ovation, the kids settle in. Ellen converses with her friend Michael Flores, a gay teenager who was violently beaten by his classmates after showing up to his junior prom in drag. The campers are struck dumb with the arrival of Vlad Baumann, a handsome new camper who is, as a staff member marvels, "an honest-to-god straight boy.
, 1h38Directed by Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Joan Tompkins, Quinn K. Redeker, Oscar Beregi, Jr., Pamelyn Ferdin, Bill Erwin, Trent Lehman
M. Butterfly (1993)
, 1h41Directed by David Cronenberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, L'usurpation d'identité, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, Films based on plays, Escroquerie, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Barbara Sukowa, Ian William Richardson, Vernon Dobtcheff, Shizuko Hoshi
Loosely based on true events (see Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu), the film concerns René Gallimard (Jeremy Irons), a French diplomat assigned to Beijing, China in the 1960s. He becomes infatuated with a Chinese opera performer, Song Liling (John Lone), who spies on him for the Government of the People's Republic of China.
Together Brothers (1974)
, 1h33Directed by William A. Graham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ed Bernard, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Glynn Turman, Danny "Big Black" Rey
In one of the poorer neighborhoods of Galveston, TX, a popular and respected black police officer nicknamed Mr. Cool (Ed Bernard) dies in a hail of bullets, and the only witness to the crime is 5-year-old Tommy (Anthony Wilson). The killer, face unseen, reluctantly attempts to shoot the boy, but the gun is empty. Tommy is struck mute by shock and the killer begins stalking him.
Sordid Lives (2000)
Directed by Del Shores
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Bonnie Bedelia, Delta Burke, Leslie Jordan, Beau Bridges, Olivia Newton-John, Beth Grant
A colorful family from a small Texas town must come to grips with the accidental death of the elderly family matriarch during a clandestine meeting in a seedy motel room with her much younger, married neighbor. The woman's family must deal with their own demons while preparing for what could be an embarrassing funeral.
Lady Daddy (2010)
, 1h53Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Lee Na-young, Kim Ji-seok, Lee Pil-mo, Kim Hee-won, Kim Eung-soo, Kim Heung-soo
Ji-hyeon (Lee Na-young) is a post-operative transsexual working as a photographer. Then a young boy, Yoo-bin, shows up claiming Ji-hyeon is his divorced birth father. Ji-hyeon tries to juggle the role of father to Yoo-bin and girlfriend to her boyfriend played by Kim Ji-seok.
Me… Myself (2007)
Directed by Pongpat Wachirabunjong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ananda Everingham, Tanit Jitnukul
A man is robbed while making a call in a phone booth. Staggering in the middle of the road from the beating by the thieves, he is then struck by a car driving by a woman named Oom. Feeling sorry for him, Oom brings the man to her apartment and gives him shelter. The man, it turns out, has developed amnesia. Based the name on a pendant the man is wearing – his only possession – Oom names him Tan. A doctor's examination reveals that Tan is uninjured except that he can't remember anything about his life prior to being struck by Oom's car. Tan is given a journal and urged to free associate in an effort to recall his past life.
Tangerine (2015)
, 1h28Directed by Sean S. Baker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors John Gulager, James Ransone, Clu Gulager, Scott Krinsky, Ana Foxxx, Jason Stuart
On Christmas Eve, trans woman sex worker Sin-Dee Rella, who has just finished a twenty-eight day prison sentence, meets her best friend Alexandra, also a trans sex worker, at Donut Time in Hollywood. Alexandra informs Sin-Dee that her boyfriend and pimp Chester has been cheating on her with a white woman, Dinah. Outraged, Sin-Dee storms out of Donut Time to search the neighborhood for Chester and Dinah, the "fish" he has been sleeping with.
, 1h49Directed by Robert Altman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black, Kathy Bates, Mark Patton, Caroline Aaron
On September 30, 1975, an all-female fan club called the Disciples of James Dean meets inside a Woolworth's five-and-dime store in McCarthy, Texas, to honor the twentieth anniversary of the actor's death. The store is 62 miles away from Marfa, where Dean filmed Giant in 1955. Inside, store owner Juanita prepares for another day on the job while swatting flies and listening to Gospel music on the radio, and also calls for Jimmy Dean by name. Meanwhile, one of the Disciples, Sissy, comes in late after helping out at the truck stop; Juanita remarks that more members could arrive at any moment. Another one, Mona, is taking a late bus.
Mozart's Sister (2010)
, 2hDirected by René Féret
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Enfant musicien, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Marie Féret, Marc Barbé, Delphine Chuillot, David Moreau, Clovis Fouin, Dominique Marcas
During the Mozart family grand tour, a cracked carriage axle forces Leopold Mozart, his wife Anna, 14-year-old Nannerl and a rambunctious 11-year-old Wolfgang to seek shelter in the nearby Fontevraud Abbey. There Nannerl develops a friendship with 13-year-old Princess Louise of France, who is being brought up in the Abbey, along with two of her sisters. This leads to an encounter at Versailles with her brother, Louis, Dauphin of France. Nannerl, an accomplished harpsichordist and singer who helps support the family as part of a brother - sister act, yearns to compose music and play violin, but her father, Leopold, forbids it. The young, but recently widowed Dauphin takes an interest in her and her music that edges toward romance. But he breaks off the relationship when he becomes engaged to Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony. Princess Louise enters a convent and urges Nannerl to stay away from the Dauphin who is struggling to avoid the debauchery of his father, King Louis XV. A bizarre final encounter with the Dauphin and his new wife ensues. Nannerl and Princess Louise reflect on how their fates would have differed had they been born male.
Ginger and Fred (1986)
, 2h5Directed by Federico Fellini
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, Vieillesse, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Marcello Mastroianni, Giulietta Masina, Franco Fabrizi, Friedrich Anton Maria Hubertus Bonifacius Graf von Ledebur-Wicheln, Antoine Saint-John, Friedrich von Thun
Amelia and Pippo were once together famous as dancers. Thirty years after they've retired they team up one more time for a TV show. Although this reunion is overshadowed by Pippo's lack of stamina their performance is well-received and revives their popularity for another day.
Labyrinth of Passion (1982)
, 1h40Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Cecilia Roth, Imanol Arias, Helga Liné, Antonio Banderas, Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar
Sexilia ("Sexi") is a pop star and sex addict; Riza is the gay son of the Emperor of Tiran (a fictional Middle Eastern country). Both are strolling around Madrid's flea market, aiming to pick up lovers. Sexilia takes two men for an orgy, where she is the only woman. In the hope of curing her nymphomania and her fear of the sun, she is undergoing psychotherapy. However, her psychoanalyst, Susana, is far more interested in sleeping with Sexila's father, Doctor de la Peña, a gynecologist specializing in artificial insemination. As the doctor is frigid, Susana does not have a chance with him. One of Doctor de la Peña's patients is Princess Toraya, the ex-wife of the former Emperor of Tiran. Flicking through a magazine, Toraya discovers that her stepson Riza Nero is also in town. Thanks to treatment by Sexilia's father, Toraya is now fertile for the first time in her life. Since the emperor's sperm is currently unavailable to her, she will settle for that of his son, Riza, whom she attempts to track down.
3 Generations (2016)
, 1h27Directed by Gaby Dellal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning, Susan Sarandon, Tate Donovan, Linda Emond, Sam Trammell
Teenager Ray (formerly Ramona) (Fanning) realizes and pursues his true identity as male and his mother Maggie (Watts), lesbian grandmother Dolly (Sarandon) and absent father Craig (Donovan) must learn to accept him for who he is.
Beautiful Boxer (2003)
, 1h58Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Biography, Action
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Films about school violence, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sorapong Chatree, Nong Toom
L'histoire est basée sur la vie de Parinya Charoenphol, dite Nong Toom, une boxeuse de muay-thaï katoï. Le film relate l'enfance de Nong Toom, enfant sensible, aimant jouer avec les filles et pour cela souffre-douleur de certains de ses camarades. Adolescente, alors encore considérée comme un homme, elle accepte le défi de participer à un combat de boxe qui lui montre que la volonté est plus forte que les aléas de la vie. Elle décide de s'entraîner sérieusement et, après bien des difficultés, progresse jusqu'à devenir championne, tout cela sans renier son identité de genre qui lui permet de se démarquer de ses adversaires à son avantage. Mais le désir profond qui l'anime est de transitionner, ce qu'elle fait au sommet de sa carrière.