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A documentary which looks at the drag balls of the late 1980s. Read more
| Starring | Anji Xtravaganza, Shari Headley, André Christian, Carmen Brooke |
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| Director | Jennie Livingston |
| Genres | Documentary |
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Remember Vogue? This was the inspiration...
Paris is Burning is basically a documentary about the legendary underground Vogue 'houses' in New York, made famous by Madonna and before that, Malcolm ... read more »
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They fought with dresses!
'Paris is Burning' is wonderful film of the drag balls put together by gay African-Americans in the 1970s and 1980s in New York.
An arresting... read more »
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Paris is Burning (1990)
I had to be patient with this film because of the film quality which was clearly not re-mastered for dvd purposes. Anyway it was good to see some sort of film ... read more »
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Absolutely DIRE
Unless you're a 75 year old queen, with a romanticised view - through rose-tinted spectacles - of a time gone by, then avoid this like the plague. It's ... read more »
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Nostalgic and Sad
I this would only appeal to people of a certain age. It is a slice of the gay 80's and the Balls which were very popular. I enjoyed it because I remember ... read more »
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Vogueing and drag queens love it!
This eighties documentary is amazing,with amazing drag queens and a insight into how the famous dance vogue came about.This documentary leaves you feeling happy... read more »
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House of dissapointment
The interviews were brilliant but due to such bad sound and heavy accents it's very hard to hear what they are saying. A lot of the footage of the ball is ... read more »
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fabulous
great film.
Important in many ways. as a record of zeitgheist and fashion, the use of a whole different language. beautiful. watch it.
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Remember Vogue? This was the inspiration...
Paris is Burning is basically a documentary about the legendary underground Vogue 'houses' in New York, made famous by Madonna and before that, Malcolm ... read more »