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Paris Is Burning

R · 1990 ‧ Documentary/LGBT ‧ 1h 11m
8.2/10 · IMDb 89% · Rotten Tomatoes 82% · Metacritic
This documentary focuses on drag queens living in New York City and their "house" culture, which provides a sense of community and support for the flamboyant and often socially shunned performers. Groups from each house compete in elaborate balls...
Release date: August 1991 (USA)
Distributed by: Miramax
Box office: $3.8 million
Budget: $500,000

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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 ...
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An unblinking behind-the-scenes story of fashion-obsessed New Yorkers who created "voguing" and drag balls.
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New York City's 1980s drag-ball scene comes to vibrant life in Jennie Livingston's documentary, a landmark chronicle of the resilience and realness of queer ...
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Jun 18, 2019 · The quintessential documentary on the New York ballroom scene's 1980s–1990s heyday transformed the culture, and its subjects.
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Made over seven years, Paris Is Burning offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses,” from fierce contests for trophies, to house mothers offering ...