Paris Is Burning
Summary: A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Genre: Documentary
Director:
Jennie Livingston
Runtime: 1 h 18 min
MPAA: R
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 500,000
Domestic: $ 3,905,297
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Tags / Keywords
1980safrican americanambitionamericaamerican cultureballbare breastsbutch femme couplecatcelebrity culturecity name in titleclaim in titleconsumerismcross dressingdancedancingdrag balldrag queenfashionfashion showfemale nudityforbes magazinefur coatgaygay african americangay paradegender reassignment surgerygender rolesgender stereotypegender transitionghettogreenwich village manhattan new york cityharlem manhattan new york cityhomophobiahomosexualhomosexualityindependent filmlgbtmakeupmanhattan new york citymilitary uniformmodellingnational film registrynew queer cinemanew york citynew york city piersplastic surgeryprostitutionpursuit of famepursuit of wealthreadingreference to betty grablereference to christie brinkleyreference to lena hornereference to marilyn monroereference to marlene dietrichriding habitsewingshadeshopliftingsubculturetimeframe 1980stitle directed by femaletransgendertransgender womanvogue magazinevogueingyear 1986year 1987yuppie
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