Paris Is Burning(1991)

Name: Paris Is Burning
Director: Jennie Livingston
Genre: Documentary
Released: Aug 9, 1991
Cast: Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey

Miramax

R
Rated R for language and sexuality
1h 18m
- Documentary

Release Date: Aug 9, 1991

A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.

Release Details

Original Release | Aug 9, 1991 | Limited

2019 Re-release | Jun 14, 2019 | Limited (Janus Films)

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Box Office Results

All Releases (2)
Total US & Canada:
$3,905,297
Total International
$0
Total Worldwide:
$3,906,006

Total US & Canada:
$3,779,620
Total Worldwide:
$3,780,329

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Director & Top Cast

Jennie Livingston
Director

Brooke Xtravaganza
Self

André Christian
Self

Dorian Corey
Self

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

A documentary of New York's LGBT scene in the 1980s, showing the real life of poor Black and Latin LGBT people, introduce the ballrooms, the categories, the houses, the voguing, and the dreams and ambitions of these people who are systematically excluded from society, they fight to conquer the right to be and to reinvent themselves in a world starring straight and white people. They use the balls to show their creativity, have fun with their community and family, shining, and having their names recognized in the ballroom scene. — sin_dios_ni_amos This is a documentary of 'drag nights' among New York's underclass. Queens are interviewed and observed preparing for and competing in many 'balls'. The people, the clothes, and the whole environment are outlandish. — Robbie Smith An unblinking behind-the-scenes story of fashion-obsessed New Yorkers who created "voguing" and drag balls, and turned these raucous celebrations into a powerful expression pf personal pride. The world-within-a-world is instantly familiar, filled with ambitions, desires, and yearnings that reflect America itself. PARIS IS BURNING is an intimate portrait of one urban community, a world in which the allure of high fashion, status, and wealth becomes an affirmation of love, acceptance, and joy. — Dream LLC