Pierrot Lunaire

May 24 2014 N/A 0h 51m
Drama, Music

Pierrot Lunaire is a Canadian/German film, which premiered at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival. Written and directed by Bruce LaBruce as an adaptation of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire, the film adds a transgender interpretation to the work, starring Susanne Sachsse as a trans man Pierrot.

Plot

A young girl that regularly dresses as a boy falls in love and seduces a young girl that has no clue that her lover has the same sex. When the girl introduces 'her boyfriend' to her father he becomes skeptical and unmasks the fraud. Even though, strangely, the feelings of the girl persist without shifting, the father does not allow them to ever see the other again. Furious and delusional the 'boy' develops an adventurous plan to prove his true 'masculinity' to the father of his lover.

Written by

Albert Giraud, Otto Erich Hartleben, Bruce La Bruce

Directed by

Bruce La Bruce

Production Countries

Germany, Canada

Production Companies

Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
119
Average Rating
4.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA