his films are so expressive and fantastical and above all beautiful in the photos:
the young girls of rochefort (1967)
the umbrellas of cherbourg (1964)
bay of angels (1963)
donkey skin (1970)
It’s gotta be my favorite Jacques Demy. It’s fantastical and stunning in a way I feel a lot of films wish they were. It’s super bizarre and campy and it feels just like a dream. I would also recommend Belle du Jour and The Blood of a Poet
black queer history is FULL of forgotten legends who have shaped mainstream culture and continue to have a lasting impact on fashion, language, art & performance. Paris Is Burning immortalises and preserves the legacy and the stories of the people featured in this film along with the spaces, community and families they created for themselves in a society that consistently marginalised and discriminated against them. this is an essential watch!!!
