Casa Susanna is an American-French documentary film, directed by Sébastien Lifshitz and released in 2022.[1] The film portrays the history of Casa Susanna, a private resort in the Catskills region of New York which served as a haven for transgender women and heterosexual cross-dressing men in the early 1960s before the dawn of the LGBT liberation movement.[2]
| Casa Susanna | |
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| Directed by | Sébastien Lifshitz |
| Written by | Sébastien Lifshitz |
| Produced by | Muriel Meynard |
| Cinematography | Paul Guilhaume |
| Edited by | Tina Baz |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | United States France |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on August 31,[3] and had its North American premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9.[4] It aired on American Experience on June 27, 2023.[5]
References
edit- ^ Jennie Punter, "Toronto Doc ‘Casa Susanna’ Opens Doors on Early Postwar Trans and Cross-Dressing Community" Archived 2022-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. Variety, September 12, 2022.
- ^ Amber Wilkinson, "‘Casa Susanna’: Venice Review" Archived 2022-09-03 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Daily, September 3, 2022.
- ^ Elsa Keslassy, "Trailer Unveiled for Sébastien Lifshitz’s Venice-Bound ‘Casa Susanna’" Archived 2022-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. Variety, September 3, 2022.
- ^ B. L. Panther, "TIFF 2022: Casa Susanna reflects on a little known part of LGBTQ history" Archived 2022-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. The Spool, August 31, 2022.
- ^ Rapold, Nicolas. "Revisiting a Midcentury Haven for Cross-Dressing Men," The New York Times, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
External links
edit- Casa Susanna at IMDb
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