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Paris Is Burning
R19901h 18mEnglish

Paris Is Burning

IMDb
8.2/ 10
19.1k ratings

A documentary of New York's LGBT scene in the 1980s, showing the real life of poor Black and Latin LGBT people, introduce the ballrooms, the categories, the houses, the voguing, and the dreams and ambitions of these people who are systematically excluded from society, they fight to conquer the right to be and to reinvent themselves in a world starring straight and white people. They use the balls to show their creativity, have fun with their community and family, shining, and having their names recognized in the ballroom scene.

Director
Jennie Livingston
Release
Aug 1, 1991
Country
United Kingdom
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Cast

Brooke Xtravaganza
Unknown
André Christian
Unknown
Dorian Corey
Unknown

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Paris Is Burning (1990) stars Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey, and is directed by Jennie Livingston.

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