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‘Enigma’ Review: A Fascinating Portrait of Two Trailblazing Transgender Legends
With the Sundance-launched HBO documentary 'Enigma,' director Zachary Drucker shares the stories of Amanda Lear and April Ashley.
From the sidewalks of New York, this time she takes the audience to glamourous Parisiannightclubs and the fringes of British aristocracy to tell the story of Amanda Lear and April Ashley. Dubbed the “white queen of disco,” Lear was a famous performer and celebrity in the 1970s, while Ashley started as a model and became a pioneer of trans rights advocacy in her native Britain. Lear denies, while Ashley insists that she is “biologically male and socially female.” Both confrontations are tough to watch, especially in the current climate, when trans people are constantly asked to prove themselves.
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