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A FANTASTIC WOMAN — Review by Moira Sullivan

February 5, 2018June 29, 2020 Moira Sullivan 1 Comment a fantastic women, daniela vega, sebastian lelio, transgender

A Fantastic Woman (“Una Mujer Fantastica”, Chile 2017)) opens on the expanse of the majestic and torrential flow of the

MOVIE OF THE WEEK February 2, 2018: A FANTASTIC WOMAN

January 29, 2018September 13, 2018 Nell Minow 0 Comments a fantastic women, anne brodie, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, chilean films, daniela vega, esther iverem, jeanne wolf, jennifer merin, maryann johanson, nikki baughan, oscars, Pam Grady, sebastian lelio, susan wloszczyna, transgender

Chile’s Oscar-nominated “A Fantastic Woman” is a twist on 1950’s movies about women in torture who often felt invisible, as though all that concerned them was good housekeeping. In this film, our heroine is a trans woman, played by a trans actress, Daniela Vega, who is struggling to be seen for who she is and all that she is. Continue reading…