| Edition |
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition. |
| Description |
1 DVD (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm). |
| Physical Medium |
plastic |
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4 3/4 in. |
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stamping |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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LPCM 1.0 |
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video file |
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Blu-ray |
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region A |
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Documentary films |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 1018
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Criterion collection ; 1018.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray, region A; full screen presentation (1.33:1 aspect ratio); LPCM 1.0 audio. |
| Note |
Subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
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Title and credits from screen. |
| Performer |
Featuring Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Venus Xtravaganza, Octavia Saint Laurent, Willi Ninja, Kim Pendavis, Freddie Pendavis, Andre Christian, Paris Dupree. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Paul Gibson ; editor, Jonathan Oppenheim ; co-producer, Barry Swimar ; executive producers, Nigel Finch, Davis Lacy. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. |
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2K digital restoration supervised by director Jennie Livingston. |
| Summary |
"Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, it offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion 'houses,' from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women--including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza--Paris is Burning brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community"--Container. |
| Note |
Features: New 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Jennie Livingston, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; New conversation between Livingston, ball community members Sol Pendavis and Freddie Pendavis, and filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris; Over an hour of never-before-seen outtakes; Audio commentary from 2005, featuring Livingston, ball community members Freddie Pendavis and Will Ninja, and film editor Jonathan Oppenheim; Episode of The Joan Rivers Show from 1991, featuring Livingston and ball community members Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, Freddie Pendavis, and Ninja; Trailer; An essay by filmmaker Michelle Parkerson and a 1991 review by poet Essex Hemphill. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language and sexuality. |
| Language |
English dialogue. |
| Subject |
Drag balls -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Drag balls. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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Cross-dressers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
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Cross-dressers. |
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Manners and customs. |
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African American gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
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African American gay men. |
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Hispanic American gay men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
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Hispanic American gay men. |
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Transgender women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
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Transgender women. |
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Gay culture -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Gay culture. |
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Voguing (Dance) -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Voguing (Dance) |
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New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
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National Book Committee. |
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Gay men -- Social life and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Drag balls. |
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Crossdressers. |
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African American gay men. |
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Trans women. |
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Gay culture. |
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Voguing. |
| Added Author |
Livingston, Jennie, film director, film producer.
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Swimar, Barry, film producer.
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Gibson, Paul (Cinematographer), director of photography.
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Corey, Dorian, 1937-1993, performer.
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LaBeija, Pepper, 1950-2003, performer.
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Xtravaganza, Venus, 1965-1988, performer.
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Saint Laurent, Octavia, 1964-2009, performer.
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Ninja, Willi, performer.
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Off White Productions, Inc., production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Paris is burning (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016152108
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| ISBN |
9781681436975 |
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1681436973 |
| Standard No. |
715515241519 |
| Music No. |
CC3118BD The Criterion Collection |
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