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Ma vie en rose

Saturday, Jul 13, 2024 at 1:00 pm

Location: Redstone Theater

Introduced by critic/author Caden Mark Gardner, author of Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema; followed by book-signing 

Dir. Alain Berliner. France/Belgium/United Kingdom. 1997, 88 mins. 35mm. A young trans child, Ludo (Georges Du Fresne), explores their gender identity and faces harsh transphobic fallout from family and community alike in wanting to express their feminine side. Ma vie en rose presents a message that remains sadly prescient for trans children and their families. Despite its essentially realist core, the film explores Ludo’s imagination with a touch of magical realism. For Ludo, it is through their Barbie-like doll Pam that the “the world as I want it” takes shape. Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Foreign-Language Film, Berliner’s film saw its message and reach in the United States curbed due to an R rating.  

Tickets: $15 / $11 senior and students / $9 youth (ages 3–17) / discounted for MoMI members ($7–$11). There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. 

Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.