![]() ![]() ![]() He rushes out of the house and begins doing pull-ups on the children’s jungle gym – as if to preserve his virility and prove he can raise masculine sons. In one poignant scene, Pierre angrily explodes at the dinner table in response to Ludo’s display of femininity. Yet, Ludo responds to them with impressive whimsy, confidence and care. Though assigned male at birth, “Ludo” has begun to openly identify as female when the film starts by publicly donning a dress and heels. It tells the story of a trans girl, Ludovic (Georges Du Fresne), the youngest child of Pierre and Hanna Fabre (Jean-Philippe Écoffey and Michèle Laroque), a typical French couple. Alain Berliner’s debut feature film Ma vie en rose (My Life in Pink, 1997) is celebrated for its tender depiction of transgender childhood. ![]()
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