Description du film :
« Pendant des décennies, la vie du musicien de jazz américain Billy Tipton fut présentée comme l'histoire d'une femme ambitieuse se faisant passer pour un homme afin de poursuivre une carrière musicale. Dans Un vrai gentleman, l'histoire de Billy Tipton est repensée et interprétée par des artistes trans qui peignent collectivement le portrait de ce héros improbable. Les cinéastes se sont associés au fils de Billy Tipton, Billy Jr., afin d'honorer cet héritage complexe et controversé : comment raconter l'histoire d'une personne qui se cachait en plein jour, mais qui faisait tout pour être vue ? On retrouve dans Un vrai gentleman certains des principaux acteurs de la communauté trans, y compris Marquise Vilsón, Scott Turner Schofield, Susan Stryker, C. Riley Snorton et Thomas Page McBee, entre autres. »
-- Les Films du 3 Mars
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Description du film [en anglais] :
« Revered jazz musician Billy Tipton gained fame throughout the United States in the 1940s and '50s. His trans identity was not known throughout the echelons of the jazz and pop worlds, and it wasn't revealed publicly until after his death in 1989. For decades, Tipton was portrayed as an ambitious woman 'passing' as a man in pursuit of a music career at a time when the industry was dominated by men and trans representation was virtually non-existent. Since then, he has become a foundational icon of transmasculinity. Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt's brilliantly crafted No Ordinary Man maps out Tipton's undeniable legacy, while examining the disgraceful media scrutiny and questions of legitimacy his family endured after his death. This thoughtful, timely documentary embraces the challenge of bringing Tipton's words to life, reimagining his narrative through a diverse group of contemporary trans performers as they collectively paint a portrait of an unlikely hero. Revealing their own stories of transitioning and laying bare their personal journeys, each individual reckons with their own singular path towards self-recognition, creating a unique tapestry of trans expression as we've never seen it before. [...] »
-- Ravi Srinivasan
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