I Am a Woman Now
I Am a Woman Now

I Am a Woman Now

4.3

1 hr 20 min

2011-12-17

5

Whoever wanted a sex reassignment surgery in the 1950's could do so in Casablanca, at French gynaecologist Georges Burou's clinic, without fear of psychological examination. The French transgender singer known as Coccinelle was one of the first to use Burou’s services, and many others followed. Michiel Van Erp’s film follows five women who underwent surgery during that time, just before the sexual revolution and the Gay Liberation movement of the 1960's. Intimate interviews reveal their lifestyle, what made them change their sex, how it influenced their lives, and how they cope with the unavoidable ageing.

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April Ashley

April Ashley

Herself

Colette Berends

Colette Berends

Herself

Jean Lessenich

Jean Lessenich

Herself

Corinne van Tongerloo

Corinne van Tongerloo

Herself

Bambi

Bambi

Herself

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