Country: Spain
Year: 1983
Duration: 99'
Perfectly restored to its original, vibrant colors, Dressed In Blue is a masterpiece in which crude realism meets the most dazzling high camp. Six transgender women in post-Franco Spain give an authentic and unfiltered account of their daily lives: filled with repression, prostitution, hormones, surgeries, rivalry, family, and love. A crucial film from queer cinema in Spain, it paved the way for Almodóvar and was the basis for the spin-off TV show Veneno.
Biography
film director
Antonio Giménez-Rico
Antonio Giménez-Rico (Spain, 1938-2021) graduated in Law from the University of Valladolid, began working on film sets in 1963, then gradually moved onto directing. The documentary Dressed in Blue (1983), a loving portrayal of the life of six transgender women in Madrid, put him in the spotlight, allowing a deeply hidden culture to become widely known. He then directed El Disputado Voto Del Sr. Cayo (1986), Tres Palabras (1993), and Jarrapellejos (1988).
Cast
& Credits
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Antonio Giménez Rico
Montaggio/Editing Enrique Serrano, José Antonio Rojo
Fotografia/Photography Avelino Carla, Antonio Escamilla
Interpreti/Cast Lola Rodríguez, Paca La Piraña, Rossa Ceballos, Bimba Farelo, Chloe Santiago
Produttore/Producer Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi
Produzione/Production Serva Films, Atresmedia TV, Suma Content
Distribuzione/Distribution The Criterion Channel, Altered Innocenc
Montaggio/Editing Enrique Serrano, José Antonio Rojo
Fotografia/Photography Avelino Carla, Antonio Escamilla
Interpreti/Cast Lola Rodríguez, Paca La Piraña, Rossa Ceballos, Bimba Farelo, Chloe Santiago
Produttore/Producer Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi
Produzione/Production Serva Films, Atresmedia TV, Suma Content
Distribuzione/Distribution The Criterion Channel, Altered Innocenc
