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Bambi : the fascinating journey of how Jean-Pierre Provout evolved into a Cabaret Star
Jean-Pierre Provut was born in 1935 in a tiny village in Algeria, and one of his very earliest memories is of sitting on his mother’s lap as she tried in vain to get him to say his own name. It’s not that he couldn’t, but just that he wouldn’t. He was happiest wearing his older sister’s…
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City of Borders
This excellent documentary follows the lives of five different and totally diverse gay men and women in Israel who’s common link is the fact that they all hang out in Shushan, Jerusalem’s only gay bar. This is the one place where gays and lesbians of all nationalities, religions and social backgrounds can forget their differences…
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North Sea Texas
The wonderful opening sequence of 6 year old Pim dressing up in his mother’s old beauty pageant sash and tiara and posing in front of the mirror sets the scene for a delightful coming-of-age story that combines all the angst with a great deal of humor and charm. Set in a tiny Belgium coastal…
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The Love Patient
I have no idea why I chose to watch this intensely irritating comedy when I found the whole premise of the story so offensive. Maybe just like the movie’s protagonist I am pretty and shallow too and was simply wooed by the images of hunky half naked men on the DVD cover, either way it…
