Ma vie en rose

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Ma Vie en Rose
Film poster for Ma vie en rose
Directed by	Alain Berliner
Produced by	Carole Scotta
Written by	Alain Berliner Chris Vander Stappen
Starring	Georges du Fresne
Music by	Dominique Dalcan Zazie
Cinematography	Yves Cape
Editing by	Sandrine Deegen
Release date(s)	28 May 1997 24 October 1997 26 December 1997 19 February 1998
Running time	88 min.
Country	France Belgium United Kingdom
Language	French
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Ma vie en rose (tr. My Life in Pink) is a 1997 Belgian film directed by Alain Berliner. It tells the story of a boy named Ludovic, who believes that he should have been born a girl. The film shows the struggle over gender identity he and his family go through.

1 Title and names
2 Production
3 Controversy
4 Awards
5 External links
6 See also

[edit] Title and names

The film's title may be intended as a reference to the famous chanson La vie en rose. In the song, being en rose (in pink) means being in love, but in the film it refers to Ludovic's female gender identity.

The film features a European doll that is a clone of Barbie, named Le monde de Pam. The brand is fictional.

The tomboy girl near the end of the film has the same first name as screenwriter Chris Vander Stappen, who has written and directed several movies involving lesbian relationships.

[edit] Production

Although internationally presented as a Belgian film due to the nationality of the director and screenwriter, the film is an international co-production between companies in Belgium, the UK and France, with the majority of the production work being done by the French independent film house Haut et Court, and the shooting taking place near Évry, south of Paris.

The color timing in the film is significant: it changes as parents exit from the school play, switching to cold blue tones.

[edit] Controversy

The film was rated R by the MPAA, a controversial decision since it has no sexual content. Those opposed to the rating feel that it was based on the assumption that gender identity and sexual orientation are the same thing.[1]