Jean-Gina B.
Genres
Overview
This film is based on the true story of Jean Bella, who served as an officer in the Belgian Marine while being convinced, from an early age, that he was in fact a woman. Director Jean-Pol Ferbus follows Jean Bella and makes him talk about his life, psychological and spiritual experiences and reveals the true poet who remained undisclosed for most of this person's life. The film ultimately isn't about transexuality but about loneliness one can experience when he/she feels very deeply that she/he belongs to the two sexes and this in a deep, almost religious, fashion, to such an extent that sexuality itself is being erased from one's life. Jean-Gina Bella is a woman in the body of a man who bravely lived a life on the sea, eventually fighting the elements, talking to God when lost on the immense solitary ocean. This testimony is a very touching and poetic one.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1984-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Jean Bella
Self
Béatrice Camurat
Jean-Paul's friend
Jean-Pol Ferbus
Self
Michel Israël
Receptionist
Philippe Laudenbach
Cara Van Wersch
Widow
Boris Lehman
apostle
Jean-Marie Buchet
apostle
Roland Lethem
apostle
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