Trans Allegories in Film: 'The Little Mermaid' (1989)
Films can alleviate alienation by presenting realities where the viewers feelings are shared by onscreen characters. 'The Little Mermaid" film can be interpreted as a transgender story.
Le Passage de Vénus
Yesterday night, Lazare Chantoiseau painted the town red. This morning he wakes up with a very unsettling idea in mind: he is sure to have stolen and raped a strange woman in the Luxembourg Gardens, so he decides to give himself up. On that occasion he gets to know his victim, Hortense, as well as her husband, an astronomer. Lazare realizes he is innocent, which does not prevent from becoming... Hortense's lover!
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Yesterday night, Lazare Chantoiseau painted the town red. This morning he wakes up with a very unsettling idea in mind: he is sure to have stolen and raped a strange woman in the Luxembourg Gardens, so he decides to give himself up. On that occasion he gets to know his victim, Hortense, as well as her husband, an astronomer. Lazare realizes he is innocent, which does not prevent from becoming... Hortense's lover!
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
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Runtime:93 minutes
Studio:Arca Films
Cast
Maurice Gleize
Director
Pierre Larquey
Virgile Seguin
Blanchette Brunoy
Hortense Bicquois
Annette Poivre
Gudule
Frédéric Duvallès
Lazare Chantoiseau
Raymond Bussières
Gigout
Félix Oudart
Judge Bulle
Roland Armontel
Gustave Bicquois
Al Cabrol
'Bibi la Barbouse'
Rivers Cadet
Mr. Rabusset
Christiane Carlove
Christine Carère
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