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      Carlotta

      2014 1h 31m Biography List
      Reviews A working-class boy grows up to be a transgender pioneer and a household name in Australia despite the constant threat of criminal prosecution. Read More Read Less

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      grey g This film's does disservice to its subject in two ways. It appears more documentary relying on Carlotta's autobiography rather than focusing on the struggles of transitioning to female that she had. The story comes across as pedestrian and disjointed; relying on vanilla highlights that the biography presented so as not to alienate the older generation of readers. Worse was casting. There was something insulting about the staring actress being a born female to portray the titular character. It wasn't done in the Danish Girl or the Spanish TV show Veneno. This is a kind of 'black or yellow face" which Hollywood is famous for even up to recent times. Why was it done here? The answer is who the movie is targeting - people who would happily attend a Les Girls show and crane their necks at beautiful boys in frocks while clinging to gender stereotypes and homophobia. Only for voyeuristic viewers. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/18/22 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A working-class boy grows up to be a transgender pioneer and a household name in Australia despite the constant threat of criminal prosecution.
      Director
      Samantha Lang
      Screenwriter
      David Hannam
      Genre
      Biography
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 24, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 31m