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Poster of Casa Susanna

Casa Susanna

2022-1h 37min
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8.0 / 10 9

In the 50s and 60s, deep in the American countryside at the foot of the Catskills, a small wooden house with a barn behind it was home to the first clandestine network of cross-dressers. Diane and Kate are now 80 years old. At the time, they were men and part of this secret organization. Today, they relate this forgotten but essential chapter of the early days of trans-identity. It is a story full of noise and fury, rich in extraordinary characters, including the famous Susanna, who had the courage to create this refuge that came to be known as Casa Susanna.

Directed by Sébastien Lifshitz

Writers Sébastien Lifshitz

Stars Katherine Cummings Diana Merry-Shapiro Betsy Wollheim

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Cast

Katherine Cummings's picture in the cast

Katherine Cummings

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Diana Merry-Shapiro's picture in the cast

Diana Merry-Shapiro

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Betsy Wollheim's picture in the cast

Betsy Wollheim

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Gregory Bagarozy's picture in the cast

Gregory Bagarozy

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Christine Jorgensen's picture in the cast

Christine Jorgensen

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