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Ma Vie En Rose [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Georges Du Fresne (Actor), Michèle Laroque (Actor), Alain Berliner (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over | Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Georges Du Fresne, Michèle Laroque, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Hélène Vincent, Daniel Hanssens
  • Directors: Alain Berliner
  • Writers: Alain Berliner, Chris Vander Stappen
  • Producers: Carole Scotta, Daniel Delume
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: French
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Sony Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Dec 1999
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00001W9FZ
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 151,156 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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One of the sweetest films to emerge from Europe in the 1990s, lain Berliner's Ma Vie en Rose is the story of an innocent little boy, Ludovic (played with non-cloying directness by Georges Du Fresne), who wants to be a girl. Convinced that he's the product of misplaced chromosomes (he imagines the mix-up in one of many delightful daydream sequences), he sets about righting the mistake by wearing dresses and high heels and experimenting with lipstick and makeup. The otherwise friendly suburban neighbourhood becomes horrified by the gender confusion, though tellingly the cruellest blows come not from the teasing classmates but intolerant adults: one scene recalls the torch-and-pitchfork angry villagers from a Frankenstein movie. Ludo tries hard to be butch but he can't deny his nature, especially when he meets a kindred spirit: a little girl who gladly trades her dress for his pants and shirt. This bittersweet mix of innocent fantasy and childhood cruelty has its moments of sadness and crushing misunderstandings but the overall tone is loving, filled with tenderness and culminating in acceptance and togetherness. As the family stumbles and struggles to come to terms with Ludo, they find something special within him, an innocent conviction so powerful and pure that it's infectious. Ludo may not grow up to become a girl as he hopes but his belief is so strong it's hard to deny him the possibility. This films reminds us that, to a child, anything is possible. --Sean Axmaker

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars La Vie en rose or what about tolerance ? 25 Jan 2001
By Mrs Nathalie Minney
Format:VHS Tape
La Vie en Rose is the moving tale of a little boy Ludovic whose
difference creates problems all around for the adults who have trouble
accepting it. Confronted to a .world where men are very
suspicious of not beeing seen as men, Ludovic takes refuge in a
Barbie-coloured imaginary world where people accept that he wants to
be a girl. A real lesson in accepting differences.
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4.0 out of 5 stars daring and very good 23 May 2012
By schumann_bg TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Most people have given this film five stars but somehow I feel this is to overrate it a bit, even though it is outstanding in its way. It certainly presents Ludovic very sensitively and the story is well worth telling. It recreates the world through Ludovic's eyes, while also showing with considerable depth the strain on his uncomprehending parents, whose reactions to him vary widely at different times. They are really quite moving in their baffled attempts to do what is right. All this is excellent, but I do feel that in the end it doesn't quite have that indefinable something, a vision that goes beyond what we see and lifts the film into a realm where it gives a deeper pleasure than entertainment or intelligent insights. And surely this is what we want from films, ideally. The satire of the neighbours' values, for instance, is a bit too broad, and the day-glo visuals are a little too consistent, even schematic. If you compare it to, say, Celia, about a young girl in Australia, you find that extra edge of visual interest and unpredictability in the way it presents the world, while still remaining largely in the mind of a child. Perhaps it's that there's an excess of close-ups in the French film? I can't quite put my finger on it, but it is a very good film, certainly, and well worth seeing, if ultimately not quite one of the great films about childhood. The boy and both his parents give outstandingly nuanced performances at close range, and 'granny', as he calls her, is terrifically wacky and kindhearted.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ma vie en rose 28 Jan 2004
By Josephine Bennington
Format:DVD
Writing as one who has gone throught the trials of Ludovic, I was glad to watch a film of great sensitivity to such a family situation. It should be a must for every child phsychologist. Every parent who actually cares for the individuality of their child instead of attempting to ensure the usual conformation to type should watch this film. They will learn as much about themselves as their child. They will never actually change their child. More probably harm him or her if they intervene with nature.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Charming and Thought Provoking 28 May 2004
By Give Us A Wave
Format:DVD
This is a charming film which explores many different themes providing a well-structured, multi-genre film. The film is thought provoking as it tries to explore the thoughts and feelings of Ludovic through fantastic fantasy day-dreams and polishes it off with hints of humour.
The ensemble cast are wonderful but it is Laroque, however, that stands out giving a deep and powerful performance as Ludovic's mother who takes both sides.
One might say this is the Pre-Amélie Amélie.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Imperfect, but original and well worth seeing 20 Jun 2012
By K. Gordon TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
A very sweet, well intended, good-natured film about a 7 year old boy who is convinced he's supposed to be a girl, and wants
to dress and act accordingly.

His parents' confusion, and inability to deal with the situation are shown without making them monsters, even as it all starts
to tear at the fabric of the family, costing the father his job, etc.

What didn't work as well for me was the weaving in of the Tim Burton-esque magical realism/fantasy element of the young
boy's dream world. Somehow, in the end, the film felt too light and sunny to really rip at your guts, and yet too dark to just
enjoy as a wish fulfillment fantasy of the way the world should be.

So while well worth seeing, it ends up as a little less than it has signs of becoming.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ma vie en rose 1 Mar 2011
By James Barton
Format:DVD
excellent story about accepting your child. How when faced with a child who challengers the gender norms and their identity as a boy the struggles of parenting. Told from the perspect of a child prove to flights of fantasy as a means of coping with the disaproval of those around including one's parents and siblings.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ma Vie en Rose 3 Jan 2010
By Ms. C. Giles
Format:DVD
I thought this was a very good item. It has English subtitles and was a brilliant film, with fantastic acting. I'd certainly recommend it. It's about a gender confused 7 year old boy. He dreams of being a girl, but this affects his relationship with his parents and the neighbours. He has no idea that his wishes are (supposedly) wrong and begins to learn more about the real world. Worth watching.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars very good dvd quality - and a superb film 4 Mar 2008
By John Frame
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Main menu audio volume on this DVD is too high - causing lots of "clipping" - but the quality of the video and audio in the film itself is perfect. The DVD-5 (single layer) disc uses anamorphic 16:9 to display the 1.85:1 original theatrical ratio and audio is Dolby 2.0 stereo. There is less than 10 minutes of extra features - so there's not likely to have been much gained anyway if it were a dual layer disc.

The English subtitles are fixed (not an optional feature) - but non-French speaking viewers will welcome the fact that they are very easy to read.

Ma Vie En Rose is one of my favourite films. Everything about it is first class - but especially its huge beautiful heart. I saw the film in cinematic release here in Brisbane first on my own - and then in company with my friend Philippa who had experienced first hand the reality of lifelong gender dysphoria. We both cried.

Too nany people (gay men included) judge transgenders as having made a decision as adults to change their gender identity - when very often the awareness has been there all their lives.

Ma Vie En Rose is not only a beautiful and engaging family drama - but a charming and empowering fantasy (based soundly in reality).

Every parent should see this film, so they can be prepared to accept and support their children, just as they.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great film!
Ma Vie En Rose is one of those films that has you laughing out loud at times!

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Published on 9 Dec 2006 by Mrs. N. J. Manchester
5.0 out of 5 stars original and well developed
I think that this film is most original and well developed. The subject is not so far-fetched. As well as treating Ludovic's difficulties with sympathy, the film also shows the... Read more
Published on 22 July 2006 by Dr. C. D. Connaughton
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Ludovic is a happy young French boy living with his family in a peachy clean Parisien suburb. The only problem is - he wants to be a girl.

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