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Ma vie en Rose
Ma vie en Rose
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Directed by	Alain Berliner
Written by	Alain Berliner; Chris Vander Stappen
Produced by	Carole Scotta
Starring	Michèle Laroque; Jean-Philippe Écoffey; Hélène Vincent; Georges Du Fresne; Daniel Hanssens; Laurence Bibot; Jean-François Gallotte; Caroliné Baehr; Julien Rivière; Marie Bunel;
Cinematography	Yves Cape
Edited by	Sandrine Deegen
Music by	Dominique Dalcan; Zazie
Production; companies	Canal+; Eurimages; CNC; TF1 Films Production
Distributed by	Haut et Court (France); Blue Light Distribution (United Kingdom)
Release dates	28 May 1997 (France); 24 October 1997 (United Kingdom);
Running time	89 minutes
Countries	France; Belgium; United Kingdom
Language	French
Budget	$3.2 million
Box office	$7.1 million

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Ma vie en rose (English translation: My Life in Pink) is a 1997 Franco-Belgian drama film directed by Alain Berliner. It tells the story of Ludovic, a transgender girl, and depicts her family and community struggling to accept her gender identity.

The film received largely positive reviews and was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[3]^[4]

Plot

Pierre and Hanna Fabre move into their dream house with wonderful neighbors and an idyllic community. Their youngest child, Ludovic, identifies as a girl and wants to live as one, despite being born male.

One day, Ludovic befriends Jérôme, the son of Pierre's boss whose family lives across from the Fabres, and expresses a desire to marry him. When visiting Jérôme's house, Ludovic enters Jérôme's sister's bedroom and puts on one of her dresses, unaware that his parents were preserving the room after her death. Jérôme's mother finds Ludovic, and she and the rest of the neighbors are horrified.

The community turns against Ludovic and, by extension, the rest of the Fabre family. After Ludovic stands in as Snow White in a school play, the rest of the parents collectively sign a petition to have Ludovic expelled. Pierre, under strain as an employee of Jérôme's father, is unable to cope and causes conflict within the family. Ludovic is assaulted by the boys on the soccer team in the locker room after a match. Her brother Jean tries to stop it, but is held back.

Following a particularly bad argument, Ludovic attempts suicide by hiding in a freezer, but is found in time and allowed to wear a skirt to a neighborhood party. While the other neighbors greet Ludo warmly, Pierre is fired the next day and finds his house graffitied. Ludovic flees, distraught. Hanna blames Ludovic for all that has gone wrong. In order to set her child straight, she cuts Ludovic's hair short. Resentful of her mother, Ludovic goes to live with grandmother Élisabeth. When Ludovic and Élisabeth visit Pierre and Hanna one weekend, Pierre announces that he has a new job, but it is out of town and they have to move.

At their new house, Ludovic is befriended by Chris (born Christine) Delvigne, a masculine child. Chris' mother invites Ludovic to Chris' dress-up birthday party, which Ludo attends in a musketeer outfit. Chris, unhappy in a princess outfit, asks Ludo to swap and has the other young party guests force Ludo to do so upon refusal. When Ludovic's mother sees them, she fears that their troubles are beginning again and lashes out by hitting Ludo until the other party guests restrain her.

Hanna follows Ludovic to a billboard where she is shocked to see Ludo in the picture, running away with Pam, the Barbie-like protagonist. When she tries to follow her, she falls through the ground and awakens at home. She and Pierre assure Ludo that they will no longer try to control her gender expression. In turn, Ludo assures her mother that she never really intended to run away with Pam. Hanna, happy to see her, accepts Ludo's identity and says Ludo will always be her child.

Cast

Georges Du Fresne [fr] as Ludovic "Ludo" Fabre
Michèle Laroque as Hanna Fabre
Jean-Philippe Écoffey as Pierre Fabre
Hélène Vincent as Élisabeth
Daniel Hanssens [fr] as Albert
Laurence Bibot [fr] as Lisette
Jean-François Gallotte [fr] as Jeannot
Julien Rivière as Jérôme
Gregory Diallo as Thom Fabre
Erik Cazals De Fabel as Jean Fabre
Cristine Barget as Zoé Fabre
Delphine Cadet as Pam
Raphaelle Santini as Christine "Chris" Delvigne
Marine Jolivet [fr] as Fabienne Delvigne
Anne Coesens as Teacher
Vincent Grass as Principal

Production

Although internationally presented as a Belgian film because of the nationality of Berliner, its director and co-screenwriter, the film is an international co-production between companies in Belgium, the United Kingdom and France – the majority of the production work was done by the French independent film house Haut et Court and the shooting took place south of Paris, France, near the commune of Évry.

The color timing in the film is significant: it changes as parents exit from the school play, switching to cold blue tones.^{[citation needed]}

Release

In the United States, the film received an R rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, an unusual decision due to the film's minimal sexual content, minimal violence and mild language. This decision was accused of being motivated by transphobia.^[5]

Reception

Ma vie en rose received critical acclaim. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 92% approval score based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10. The consensus states: "Ma Vie en Rose follows a child's exploration of their gender identity with warmth and empathy -- for its young protagonist as well as the family affected by their journey."^[6]

Accolades

The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It also won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

References

^ "MA VIE EN ROSE (12)". British Board of Film Classification. 18 July 1997. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
^ Ma vie en rose at Box Office Mojo
^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
^ "44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ "Why is Ma Vie en Rose Rated R?". Third Tablet. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
^ "Ma Vie en Rose". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

Ma vie en rose at IMDb
Ma vie en rose at Rotten Tomatoes
‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Ma vie en rose at AllMovie
Ma vie en rose at Box Office Mojo
Sony Pictures Section on the film

[1] "MA VIE EN ROSE (12)". British Board of Film Classification. 18 July 1997. Retrieved 18 November 2012.

[2] Ma vie en rose at Box Office Mojo

[3] Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

[70thSubmissions-4] "44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[5] "Why is Ma Vie en Rose Rated R?". Third Tablet. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2010.

[6] "Ma Vie en Rose". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

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+* Georges Du Fresne
+* Daniel Hanssens
+* Laurence Bibot
+* Jean-François Gallotte
+* Caroliné Baehr
+* Julien Rivière
+* [[Marie Bunel]]}}
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+| studio         = [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]<br />[[Eurimages]]<br />[[Centre National de la Cinématographie|CNC]]<br />[[TF1|TF1 Films Production]]
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-'''''Ma vie en rose''''' (English translation: ''My Life in Pink'') is a 1997 Belgian drama film directed by [[Alain Berliner]]. It tells the story of Ludovic, a [[transgender girl]]. The film depicts Ludovic's family and community struggling to accept her [[gender identity]]. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[70th Academy Awards]], but was not accepted as a nominee.<ref>Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</ref><ref name="70thSubmissions">{{cite web|title=44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |date=24 November 1997 |url=//www.oscars.org/pressreleases/97.11.24.html |access-date=13 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980213090309/http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/97.11.24.html |archive-date=13 February 1998 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+'''''Ma vie en rose''''' (English translation: '''''My Life in Pink''''') is a 1997 Franco-Belgian [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Alain Berliner]]. It tells the story of Ludovic, a [[transgender girl]], and depicts her family and community struggling to accept her [[gender identity]].
+The film received largely positive reviews and was selected as the Belgian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[70th Academy Awards]], but was not accepted as a nominee.<ref>Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</ref><ref name="70thSubmissions">{{cite web|title=44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |date=24 November 1997 |url=//www.oscars.org/pressreleases/97.11.24.html |access-date=13 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980213090309/http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/97.11.24.html |archive-date=13 February 1998 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==Plot==
-The Fabre family move into their dream house with wonderful neighbors, where everything seems perfect. Their youngest child, Ludovic, identifies as a girl and wants to live as one, despite being assigned male.
+Pierre and Hanna Fabre move into their dream house with wonderful neighbors and an idyllic community. Their youngest child, Ludovic, identifies as a girl and wants to live as one, despite being born male.
+One day, Ludovic befriends Jérôme, the son of Pierre's boss whose family lives across from the Fabres, and expresses a desire to marry him. When visiting Jérôme's house, Ludovic enters Jérôme's sister's bedroom and puts on one of her dresses, unaware that his parents were preserving the room after her death. Jérôme's mother finds Ludovic, and she and the rest of the neighbors are horrified.
+The community turns against Ludovic and, by extension, the rest of the Fabre family. After Ludovic stands in as [[Snow White]] in a school play, the rest of the parents collectively sign a petition to have Ludovic expelled. Pierre, under strain as an employee of Jérôme's father, is unable to cope and causes conflict within the family. Ludovic is assaulted by the boys on the soccer team in the locker room after a match. Her brother Jean tries to stop it, but is held back.
-Trouble begins when Ludovic befriends Jérôme, the son of Pierre's boss whose family lives across from the Fabres, and expresses a desire to marry him. When visiting Jérôme's house, Ludovic enters the bedroom of Jérôme's sister and puts on one of her dresses, not knowing that his parents were preserving the room after she died. Jérôme's mother sees this and she and the rest of the neighbors are horrified. The community turns against Ludovic and, by extension, the rest of the Fabre family. After Ludovic stands in as Snow White in a school play, the parents of the other students all sign a petition to have Ludovic expelled. Ludovic's father, under strain as an employee of Jérôme's father, is unable to cope and causes conflict within the family. Ludovic is assaulted by the boys on the soccer team in the locker room after a match. Her brother tries to stop it, but is held back. After a particularly bad argument, Ludovic attempts to mend the situation by hiding in a freezer to commit [[suicide]], but is found in time and allowed to wear a skirt to a neighborhood party. While the other neighbors greet Ludo warmly, Pierre gets fired the next day and finds his house spray-painted with graffiti. Ludovic runs out of the house, distraught. Hanna, Ludovic's mother, blames Ludovic for everything that has gone wrong. In order to set her child straight, she cuts Ludovic's hair short. Resenting Hanna for this, Ludovic goes to live with grandmother Élisabeth. When Ludovic and Élisabeth go visit Ludovic's parents one weekend, the father announces that he has a new job, but it is out of town and they have to move.
+Following a particularly bad argument, Ludovic attempts [[suicide]] by hiding in a freezer, but is found in time and allowed to wear a skirt to a neighborhood party. While the other neighbors greet Ludo warmly, Pierre is fired the next day and finds his house graffitied. Ludovic flees, distraught. Hanna blames Ludovic for all that has gone wrong. In order to set her child straight, she cuts Ludovic's hair short. Resentful of her mother, Ludovic goes to live with grandmother Élisabeth. When Ludovic and Élisabeth visit Pierre and Hanna one weekend, Pierre announces that he has a new job, but it is out of town and they have to move.
 At their new house, Ludovic is befriended by Chris (born Christine) Delvigne, a masculine child. Chris' mother invites Ludovic to Chris' dress-up birthday party, which Ludo attends in a musketeer outfit. Chris, unhappy in a princess outfit, asks Ludo to swap and has the other young party guests force Ludo to do so upon refusal. When Ludovic's mother sees them, she fears that their troubles are beginning again and lashes out by hitting Ludo until the other party guests restrain her.
-Hanna follows Ludovic to a billboard where she is shocked to see Ludo in the picture, running away with Pam, the Barbie-like protagonist. When she tries to follow her, she falls through the ground and awakens at home. She and Ludovic's father assure Ludo that they will not try to control her gender expression any more. In turn, Ludo assures her mother that she never really intended to run away with Pam. Hanna, happy to see her, accepts Ludo's identity and says Ludo will always be her child.
+Hanna follows Ludovic to a billboard where she is shocked to see Ludo in the picture, running away with Pam, the [[Barbie]]-like protagonist. When she tries to follow her, she falls through the ground and awakens at home. She and Pierre assure Ludo that they will no longer try to control her gender expression. In turn, Ludo assures her mother that she never really intended to run away with Pam. Hanna, happy to see her, accepts Ludo's identity and says Ludo will always be her child.
 ==Cast==
 {{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
-* {{Interlanguage link multi|Georges Du Fresne|fr}} as Ludovic "Ludo" Fabre
+* {{Interlanguage link|Georges Du Fresne|fr}} as Ludovic "Ludo" Fabre
 * [[Michèle Laroque]] as Hanna Fabre
 * [[Jean-Philippe Écoffey]] as Pierre Fabre
 * [[Hélène Vincent]] as Élisabeth
-* {{Interlanguage link multi|Daniel Hanssens|fr}} as Albert
+* {{Interlanguage link|Daniel Hanssens|fr}} as Albert
-* {{Interlanguage link multi|Laurence Bibot|fr}} as Lisette
+* {{Interlanguage link|Laurence Bibot|fr}} as Lisette
-* {{Interlanguage link multi|Jean-François Gallotte|fr}} as Jeannot
+* {{Interlanguage link|Jean-François Gallotte|fr}} as Jeannot
 * Julien Rivière as Jérôme
 * Gregory Diallo as Thom Fabre
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 * Delphine Cadet as Pam
 * Raphaelle Santini as Christine "Chris" Delvigne
-* {{Interlanguage link multi|Marine Jolivet|fr}} as Fabienne Delvigne
+* {{Interlanguage link|Marine Jolivet|fr}} as Fabienne Delvigne
 * [[Anne Coesens]] as Teacher
 * [[Vincent Grass]] as Principal
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 The [[color timing]] in the film is significant: it changes as parents exit from the school play, switching to cold blue tones.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
+==Release==
+In the United States, the film received an [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system#Ratings|R rating]] by the [[Motion Picture Association of America]], an unusual decision due to the film's minimal sexual content, minimal violence and mild language. This decision was accused of being motivated by [[transphobia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thirdtablet.com/WhyIsMaVieEnRoseRatedR/|title=Why is Ma Vie en Rose Rated R?|work=Third Tablet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922143244/http://www.thirdtablet.com/WhyIsMaVieEnRoseRatedR/|access-date=23 December 2010|archive-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>
 ==Reception==
+''Ma vie en rose'' received critical acclaim. On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], it has a 92% approval score based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10. The consensus states: "''Ma Vie en Rose'' follows a child's exploration of their gender identity with warmth and empathy -- for its young protagonist as well as the family affected by their journey."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ma_vie_en_rose|title=Ma Vie en Rose|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>
-In the United States, the film received an [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system#Ratings|R rating]] by the [[Motion Picture Association of America]], an unusual decision because the film has minimal sexual content, minimal violence, and mild language. Those opposed to the rating believe that the rating was the result of [[transphobia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thirdtablet.com/WhyIsMaVieEnRoseRatedR/|title=Why is Ma Vie en Rose Rated R?|work=Third Tablet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922143244/http://www.thirdtablet.com/WhyIsMaVieEnRoseRatedR/|access-date=23 December 2010|archive-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>
+===Accolades===
 The film won the [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]. It also won the [[Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)|Crystal Globe]] award at the [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]].
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 ==External links==
-*{{imdb title|0119590|Ma vie en rose}}
+*{{IMDb title|0119590|Ma vie en rose}}
 *{{Rotten Tomatoes|ma_vie_en_rose}}
-*{{allrovi movie|155017|Ma vie en rose}}
+*{{allMovie title|155017|Ma vie en rose}}
 *{{mojo title|mavieenrose|Ma vie en rose}}
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050402005350/http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/mavieenrose/ Sony Pictures Section on the film]
-*[http://www.thirdtablet.com/WhyIsMaVieEnRoseRatedR/ Why is Ma Vie en Rose rated R?]
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