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Dream Girls
A film by Kim Longinotto and Jano Williams
England, 1993, 50 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm/DVD, Subtitled
Order No. W99325
This fascinating documentary, produced for the BBC, opens a door into the spectacular world of the Takarazuka Revue, a highly successful musical theater company in Japan. Each year, thousands of girls apply to enter the male-run Takarazuka Music School. The few who are accepted endure years of a highly disciplined and reclusive existence before they can join the Revue, choosing male or female roles. DREAM GIRLS offers a compelling insight into gender and sexual identity and the contradictions experienced by Japanese women today.
AWARDS, FESTIVALS, & SCREENINGS
- Women's Film Festival, Seoul
- New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and * London Lesbian and Gay Film Festivals
- Jerusalem Film Festival
- San Francisco Film Festival
- Films de Femmes, Creteil, Best Documentary
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QUOTES
"**** Fascinating, reveals a unique and wonderful world. Libraries looking to strengthen their Japanese or women's studies collections should add Dream Girls to the acquisition list."
Video Rating Guide for Libraries
"A tantalizing backstage glimpse of Japan's Takarazuka Revue."
Amy Taubin
Village Voice
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