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Paris Is Burning is a 1990 American documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in it.
Paris Is Burning: Directed by Jennie Livingston. With Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey, Paris Duprée. 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.
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- Documentary
- Jennie Livingston
- 1991-08
15K. 612K views 1 year ago. Paris Is Burning is a landmark 1990 documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston that explores the underground subculture of ballroom dance and performance in...
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- STATE OF DRESS
Jun 18, 2019 · Paris Is Burning Is Back—And So Is Its Baggage. The quintessential documentary on the New York ballroom scene’s 1980s–1990s heyday transformed the culture, and its subjects. With a big screen...
- K. Austin Collins
This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, Paris Is Burning offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses,” from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant ...
- Mother, House of Corey
Apr 30, 2012 · Music fills Paris is Burning's background, and the link between the songs on the film's soundtrack (never released commercially) is more thematic than genre-based: the songs reflect joy,...
Paris Is Burning. Against a backdrop of poverty, AIDS and discrimination in 1980s New York City, this seminal documentary chronicles Harlem drag balls as houses compete in various categories, using fashion, movement and style to win trophies. 193 IMDb 8.2 1 h 17 min 1990. X-Ray R.
