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A new documentary on lesbian actress

A lot of you have probably seen Raffaela Anderson in "Amour de Femme" (she played the lesbian dance teacher):

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw8XIj9lw6w

 Well a documentary just came out in France about her (she actually is gay):

 http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=-2RYSZnfMy4

 I watched it and it's devasting and really beautiful. Who knew this actress had such a heart breaking story.

 


chicky's picture

just watched it

unfortunately the subtitles dissappeared about 2 min into the documentary... but still interesting:) She is so honest about it.
Coggy's picture

Available for DL?

Thanks for alerting us about this. I've always wanted to catch this documentary ever since finding out and reading about it a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, at that time, it wasn't available to rent/buy/DL. Do you know if this doc would be available for DL? It'd be fab if someone were nice enough to UL on youtube or a torrent site. It's a very sad yet courageous story to tell. Kudos to Rafaella Anderson for letting her story be told especially when it's still a taboo to talk about the porn industry and only deserves to be chucked in a dark corner somewhere where nobody can ever find out what goes on.

p.s. I've always wondered if R.A. was gay but never read anywhere that she's open and out. Does she mention it in the doc?

Thanks.

mily's picture

R. Anderson lesbian

I haven't see the documentary (yet), but in 2001 she wrote a book (Hard) about the years she was in the pornographic world. And in it, she talks about her personal life (her relationships with other women.) She is really open about the fact that she is lesbian.

Coggy's picture

R.A.'s Book

Oh really? Well, since I don't speak or read French... Thanks for the heads up. At least I know my "gaydar" is still working! ;P Let's hope that someone out there is nice enough to UL the documentary on the net for those of us who want to watch it! :)

Thanks!

ice cream's picture

Brief biography on Raffaela..

It upsets me to read this "La Petite Morte, the 2003 documentary by Emmanuelle Schick Garcia about the French pornography business, includes interviews with Ms. Anderson, who relates being sexually molested as a child by an uncle. She joined the French pornography business in her late teens and left it four years later. While still in adult films, she was raped by two men who recognized her as a porn actress. In the documentary, she explains how the prosecutor and Judge in her case dismissed the rape with the attitude, "You're an actress in pornographic films, so you can't complain."."(from imdb.com)

Thanks for the links, Sally. I have never heard of her or the movie.

Coggy's picture

Raffaela's Past

Yeah, it's really sad - I read about that too. But despite all her misgivings, it's good to know she's such a courageous survivor. Let's hope good things go to her after what she'd been through...
Karen68's picture

YOU CAN GET THE MOVIE HERE

I found where the film can be purchased:

 

https://www.vodeo.tv/4-32-5886-la-petite-morte.html 

 

It's only two bucks to rent. I just watched it, and there's 20 minutes of bonus interviews if you buy the film. Really loved it, and she does talk about being gay in the doc.