Ma vie en rose
1997 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 6.9 · 87% critics
A young child is certain they were meant to be a girl and tries to live openly that way in a quiet suburban neighborhood. As family, classmates, and neighbors react with confusion and judgment, the child retreats into bright fantasies while searching for understanding, belonging, and acceptance.
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-05-28
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (109 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a heartfelt, sometimes funny drama about identity and acceptance with a fairy-tale edge, in the vein of Billy Elliot; not for you if harsh family conflict and bullying are too distressing.
Pros: tender and empathetic; playful fantasy touches; thought-provoking family drama | Cons: upsetting bullying moments; uneven perspective on child; may feel dated
Themes
- coming out
- transvestism
- belgium
- family relationships
- coming of age
- cross dressing
- gender
- lgbt
- transgender
Awards & recognition
- Crystal Globe · 1997
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 1997
- Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1998 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 1997 · nominated
Cast & crew
- GF
Georges Du Fresne
as Ludovic Fabre
Michèle Laroque
as Hanna Fabre
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
as Pierre Fabre
Hélène Vincent
as Élisabeth
- CB
Cristine Barget
as Zoé Fabre
Daniel Hanssens
as Albert
Laurence Bibot
as Lisette
Julien Rivière
as Jérôme
Jean-François Gallotte
as Jeannot
- GD
Gregory Diallo
as Thom Fabre
Directed by Alain Berliner