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Behind-the-scenes story: For the vast majority of the "she" in the same room, her

anatomical sexuality is in harmony with her psychological gender identity, but there are also very few people, the situation is the opposite, such as the transgender in the film Brie, medically known as a "transsexual". The original idea of ​​"Crossing America" ​​came from a chat between director Duncan Tucker and a transgender actress 12 years ago.

At the end of 1993, when Duncan Tucker and actress Kathryn Connera shared an apartment in Hollywood, a chat about "gender identity" sparked a heated debate between the two. Katherine revealed that she was a bisexual and was raised by her parents as a boy since she was a child. When she grew up, she became a "real" woman through sex reassignment surgery, although with the help of a plastic surgeon's scalpel, she The process of "gender nirvana regeneration" has been successfully completed, but the mental torment and pain in the past are very understandable. After 4 months of getting along under the same roof, Duncan was surprised that he did not find any clues, so he decided to put the story of transgender people on the screen.


Production Highlights: Psychological Sequelae

In the eyes of director Duncan Tucker, Felicity Haverman is an extraordinary actress who can completely melt herself into the role. Before Siti joined the cast of "Beautiful Knight", Duncan saw her performance potential. Duncan's original intention of creation was to fully respect transgender women. He felt that they were real women, so he chose a real woman. The actress went to play the role of Brie.

Bree's role has greatly tested Felicity Haverman's psychological grasp of transgender people. The makeup artist deliberately highlighted Felicity's facial edges and corners to emphasize Bree's masculine features. As for what to do when speaking What kind of tone to make, what kind of gait to walk when walking, Felicity really did a lot of hard training for all kinds of details. It's hilarious that Felicity thinks these professional manners training makes her more feminine. Of course, the role of transgender people brought Felicity a small psychological sequelae. Until a few weeks after the film was finished, Felicity had not yet shaken off the psychological impact caused by casting Brie, and every time she went to the bathroom, she walked When she got to the door, she would hesitate for a moment before walking into the women's bathroom confidently.

Comments:

"Across America" ​​is a comedy road movie about the "transsexual" theme, telling the story of a "man" who is transsexual, is raising money for sex reassignment surgery, and is about to become a woman. This film deserves attention not only for its slightly relaxed atmosphere, but for its dignified and humorous interpretation of transgender, a sensitive topic that impacts social orthodox ethics, in a light-hearted rhythm, making people laugh The voice could not help but be deeply moved.

The highlight of the film focuses on actress Felicity Hoffman, who plays transgender. Actress Felicity Hoffman is also one of the leading actresses in the hit series "Crazy Housewives." The 43-year-old Hoffman has also experienced a lot of ups and downs on the road to film and television. "Crossing the United States" is the first time she won an important leading role in a film. Judging from Hoffman's performance in the film, no matter the body, expression or psychology, they are all well portrayed. The film would not have been successful without her excellent performance of her self-destructive image and lowered voice. At the 63rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards, which ended not long ago, Felicity Huffman (Felicity Huffman) won the drama film with her superb acting in "Transamerica" Best Actress in a Leading Role, and was nominated for Best Actress at the subsequent Oscars.

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Transamerica quotes

  • Bree: I got a phone call last night from a juvenile inmate of the New York prison system. He claimed to be Stanley's son.

    Margaret: No third-person.

    [brief pause]

    Bree: My son.

  • Toby: Your parent's house is a lot nicer.

    Bree Osbourne: My parent's house comes with my parents.