The Christine Jorgensen Story

1970
R
1h 38min

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA sex-change operation that changed "George" into "Christine" in 1950s Denmark.A sex-change operation that changed "George" into "Christine" in 1950s Denmark.A sex-change operation that changed "George" into "Christine" in 1950s Denmark.

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Anecdotes
One of the film's major advertising tag lines was the erroneous claim "The First Man To Become A Woman!" In truth, as the movie makes clear, others had undergone similar surgery earlier, but Jorgensen was simply the first well-publicized sex change case.

Gaffes
The real Christine Jorgenson didn't wear female clothing when she was a child. In fact, she didn't wear female clothing until after she received her revised passport under her new name.

Citations
Aunt Thora: Remember, never throw away a chance for happiness too quickly...it can get to be a habit.

Connexions
Featured in Homo Promo (1991)

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6/10

Did the surgeon's knife make him a woman or a drag queen?

This not to be missed camp classic directed by Irving Rapper is an attempt at a serious, informative and sympathetic biopic on the life of the world's first transsexual, but the result, as stated in a previous post, is genuinely bizarre and campy. Released by United Artists in 1970, the era of Easy Rider, M*A*S*H and A Clockwork Orange, the film seemed dated even then. Lead John Hansen is chubby and broad-shouldered, and as Christine he resembles Peggy Lee. No cliché in film-making, acting or dialog has been overlooked, and that combined with the solemn narration creates unintended laughter and derision. Surprisingly, the NY Times critic took the film seriously and gave it a respectful review. After its initial release. the film lapsed into obscurity. Critic Pauline Kael referred to Rapper's best known film, Now,Voyager(43), as "a campy tearjerker". In The Christine Jorgensen Story, the tears are caused by laughter.