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Queer Alien Invades Earth : a Portrait of Legendary Madame Simone

Queer Alien Invades Earth : a Portrait of Legendary Madame Simone

FRÉDÉRIC MOFFET | CANADA | 1992 | 5 MIN | FRENCH EST

FRÉDÉRIC MOFFET | CANADA | 1992 | 5 MIN | FRENCH EST

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Synopsis

A portrait of the legendary Madame Simone, shot in the early nineties by an undergraduate student.

Producer

Frédéric Moffet

Writer

Frédéric Moffet

Cinematographer

Frédéric Moffet

Cast

  • Eugène Fortin (aka Madame Simone)
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