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06-03-2008, 01:22 AM
A friend of mine saw this at the SXSW festival in Austin a couple of months back and said that it was a really good little film...very touching. Glad to see that it will play at the 2008 LA Film Festival. Here's more info:
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
A sparkling amalgamation of documentary, neo-realism and classic fairy tale, director Olaf De Fleur Johannesson's story of a Filipina transsexual sex worker longing for true romance and a better life is transfixing, wholly unique and brimming with humanity. As Raquela travels from the familiar but precarious streets of the tropical hometown she's never left to an Icelandic factory town and then on to the Paris she's always dreamt of, Johannesson's camera relishes the subtle beauty of her journey, capturing Raquela's delight as she finds empowerment in the most unlikely places.
http://www.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2008/filmguide/eventnote.php?EventNumber=5223
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
A sparkling amalgamation of documentary, neo-realism and classic fairy tale, director Olaf De Fleur Johannesson's story of a Filipina transsexual sex worker longing for true romance and a better life is transfixing, wholly unique and brimming with humanity. As Raquela travels from the familiar but precarious streets of the tropical hometown she's never left to an Icelandic factory town and then on to the Paris she's always dreamt of, Johannesson's camera relishes the subtle beauty of her journey, capturing Raquela's delight as she finds empowerment in the most unlikely places.
http://www.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2008/filmguide/eventnote.php?EventNumber=5223