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 York City and the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in it.
Paris Is Burning (1991)
Directed by Jennie Livingston
Genres - Comedy Drama, Documentary |
Sub-Genres - LGBT-Related Film |
Release Date - Mar 13, 1991 |
Run Time - 71 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$500,000
Box Office
$3,905,297
Themes
Tags
1980s, African American, Angel Boris, Drag Queen, Homophobia, Homosexuality, John Rhys-davies, Lgbtq, Maxwell Caulfield, Middle Ages, New York City, Reading, Shade, Shoplifting, Stephen Furst, Subculture, Transgender Film, Transsexual, Transvestism
Attributes
Filming Location: New York City
Narrative Location: New York City
Subject: ball culture, fashion, New York City, racism in the United States
Narrative Location: New York City
Subject: ball culture, fashion, New York City, racism in the United States
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Alternate Titles
Paris brennt
DE
Paris Is Burning
AU, BR, CA, FR, MX, GB, US
Pariz gori
RS
Párizs lángjai
HU
Paryż płonie
PL
The Children Are
, US
To Be Real
, US
Το Παρίσι καίγεται
GR
Париж горит
, RU
パリ、夜は眠らない
JP