A fictionalized version of the real-life 18th-century French transgender soldier, diplomat, and spy..
If you’re coming to this 1928 silent for a deep, nuanced take on gender identity, you’re about ninety years too early. But if you want to see how the late 20s dealt with the weird, legendary life of the Chevalier d’Eon through a haze of heavy makeup and courtly paranoia, it’s worth the hour or so. It’s definitely for t...
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"If you’re coming to this 1928 silent for a deep, nuanced take on gender identity, you’re about ninety years too early. But if you want to see how the late 20s dealt with the weird, legendary life of the Chevalier d’Eon through a haze of heavy makeup and courtly paranoia, it’s worth the hour or so. It’s definitely for the people who enjoy digging through the Weimar archives, but if you can’t stand long, static scenes of people in massive wigs reading letters, you’ll probably be checked out by the..."
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Bobby E. Lüthge, Max Ferner
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