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who murdered the maid. 

date. 2020

director. Wendy Yee Man Wong

producer. Alix Li

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Who Murdered the Maid is a film about modern day gender discrimination told in a bygone era, creating an absurd satire. In 1940s New York, Cassie Pelletier, a transgender maid was killed in a hotel lobby, leaving young detective Hardy to investigate with two singing suspects who do not take the case seriously; even Hardy’s boss is self-centred enough to burst into song. Who else cares about Cassie?

1940年代的紐約,在一個旅館大廳裡,一件謀殺案發生了,死者是在旅館工作的女僕,也是一位變性者。當黑人警探訊問兩位嫌疑犯時,他們唱起歌來,只顧著撇清關係,保護形象,並以自身狹隘的眼光去評論死者。

本片藉由諷刺、詼諧的語氣去描繪不同角色對於性別的偏見,接觸敏感的性別議題,並將現代議題放在40年代去探討,營造時代衝突感。

genre: LGBT. musical. noir. satiremystery.

selection: 2021 Watersprite Film Festival               LGBTQI+ Mentorship.

© 2024 by Alix Li.

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