Watched on Netflix. Filmed in Canada, this is a French-spoken film. I watched it in French with English subtitles on Netflix.
Trailer:
Cast:
Melvil Poupaud ["A Summer's Tale" Gaspard] Laurence Alia
Suzanne Clément ["Mommy" Kyla] Fred Belair
Nathalie Baye ["Catch Me If You Can" Paula Abagnale] Julienne Alia
Plotline:
A male teacher (Laurence Alia) wants to become a female. He asks for his female fiance Frédérique (Fred) to stick by him and help him become what he wants to become, because he just doesn't feel right being a male anymore. This is his story of his transformation and the issues of becoming/being a transgender woman.
Criteria:
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around – characters, music, theme, storyline, etc.
3.5/5 - This is an interesting movie about the transgender process. I found it sad that his fiance Fred didn't want to stick around with him but I don't blame her (because she liked his male side over his female side). One thing I didn't understand was the fact that they made out after he was almost fully transgender female. They almost seemed to get back together but she had made her life with someone else and Fred and Laurence's relationship together was strained. I would have to say that if a person you want to be with doesn't like you for you, don't be with them. Laurence, at the end of the movie, was content with being herself though Fred still wasn't sure about her. It was liberating to see Laurence to become what she wanted to be in the end.
If you want to stay in your hetero world and not learn about what some LGBT people have to deal with, don't watch this movie. Otherwise, it is an interesting thing to view. Not my favorite, but not a waste of time.
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