Paris Is Burning

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Plot: A look at the subculture of gay Harlem, which features drag balls, where gay blacks and hispanics, representing various houses, compete for trophies. The film details the lives of flamboyant character...( read more read more... )s with names like Pepper LeBeija, Willie Ninja and Venus Xtravaganza, who live to strut their stuff on-stage at these Balls--part social club, part fashion show. But Paris is Burning is also a portrait of an alternative community with surprisingly conventional desires for stability, security and self-validation.

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  • Galeocerdo
    Galeocerdo
    4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 25, 2008
    This is an extremely in-depth, interesting work of documentary filmmaking thanks in large part to the willingness of the subjects to speak openly. They give the film added poignancy and significance as a cultural commentary on a specific time and place that reflects a broader historical trend. Having watched it in a Humanities class about culture and identities, I can say the film certainly begs to be analyzed and discussed.
  • Stinger839
    Stinger839
    4.5 Stars
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    February 14, 2008
    It's just fab that there are any documentaries as revealing and close to its subjects as 'Paris Is Burning'. An obvious landmark for queer filmmaking, a paradigm examination of documentary subjects - footage of people emoting and expressing raw feelings. Beautiful
  • blixapuff
    blixapuff
    4.0 Stars
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    October 2, 2007
    What I liked most about it was that the subjects spoke for themselves. I didn't have to listen to an outsider giving their opinion. That part is left up to the viewer, as it should be.
  • jtownsmisc
    jtownsmisc
    3.5 Stars
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    June 3, 2007
    While the quality of the film is not the best, the central characters in this movie paint a vivid picture of growing up in the drag culture of Harlem in the late 1980s. I like the candidness of the film and the realness of the interviews given by the central people.

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