>> I'm thinking about exploring comedies in which one or more central >>characters participate in transgenderism, transsexuality, and/or simple >>crossdressing and gender role reversal. These activities could be either >>temporary or could last throughout the duration of the film. > > >This topic was the subject of a set of group projects in a "Gender and Film >Genres" course I took, and ALL OF ME, with Steve Martin & Lily Tomlin was one >of the included films. In addition, there was a thriller about a man who >dressed in drag & killed women. Anyone remember the title? You might also look at "The Ballad of Little Jo", a wonderful film about a woman, alone, on the frontier, who takes on the persona of a man to be able to carve a life out for herself. Rob Macmorine ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]