Title:
Paris is burning
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produced and directed by Jennie Livingston ; a production of Off White Productions, Inc.
Uniform Title:
Paris is burning (Motion picture)
Edition:
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Publication Information:
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm)
ISBN:
9781681436975
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General Note:
Title and credits from screen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
2K digital restoration supervised by director Jennie Livingston.
Features: New 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Jennie Livingston, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; New conversation between Livingston, ball community members Sol Pendavis and Freddie Pendavis, and filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris; Over an hour of never-before-seen outtakes; Audio commentary from 2005, featuring Livingston, ball community members Freddie Pendavis and Will Ninja, and film editor Jonathan Oppenheim; Episode of The Joan Rivers Show from 1991, featuring Livingston and ball community members Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Freddie Pendavis, and Ninja; Trailer; An essay by filmmaker Michelle Parkerson and a 1991 review by poet Essex Hemphill.
Abstract:
"Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? 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, it offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion 'houses, ' from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women--including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza--Paris is Burning brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community"--Container
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R; for language and sexuality.
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Credits:
Director of photography, Paul Gibson ; editor, Jonathan Oppenheim ; co-producer, Barry Swimar ; executive producers, Nigel Finch, Davis Lacy.
Performer:
Featuring Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia Saint Laurent, Willi Ninja, Kim Pendavis, Freddie Pendavis, Andre Christian, Paris Dupree.
Technical Details:
Blu-ray, region A; full screen presentation (1.33:1 aspect ratio); LPCM 1.0 audio.
Language:
English dialogue.