Marie France Explained

French: Marie-France Garcia|italic=no, known professionally as French: Marie France (born 9 February 1946 in French: [[Oran (department)|Oran]]|italic=no, French Algeria) is a French singer and actress. She is a transgender Parisian pop icon of the 1970s.

Biography

Marie-France was hired in 1969 by the cabaret bar in the Latin Quarter of Paris, where she gained recognition by portraying Marilyn Monroe. She remained one of the celebrities of that music-hall until 1987. She became a member of French: [[Front homosexuel d'action révolutionnaire]] (FHAR, 'Homosexual Front of Revolutionary Action'),^[1] alongside French: [[Guy Hocquenghem]]|italic=no. As a member of FHAR, she was interviewed in the magazine French: Recherches (special issue "French: Trois milliards de pervers" (3 billion perverts), 1973). She was a member of a small group, the Gazolines, with French: Hélène Hazera|italic=no. The two performed in French: Les Intrigues de Sylvia Couski by Adolfo Arrieta (1974).

Marie-France was often referred to as transsexual,^{[2] [3]} a word that she disliked, and one which certain television hosts automatically questioned. "When one has passed onto the other side, why do they keep this title?" she regrets.^[4]

She appeared as a singer in French: [[Barocco]] by French: [[André Téchiné]]|italic=no in 1976, where she produced "French: On se voit se voir", a song written by French: [[Philippe Sarde]]|italic=no. She pursued her acting career in theater, notably in French: Le Navire Night by French: [[Marguerite Duras]]|italic=no in 1979. She recorded the album French: 39 de Fièvre (39 °C Fever) in 1980, performing several renditions of 1960s pop (French: Gillian Hils|italic=no, French: [[Johnny Hallyday]]|italic=no, French: [[Sylvie Vartan]]|italic=no, French: Rocky Volcano|italic=no). She appeared in the film French: [[Les innocents (film)|Les Innocents]], directed by French: Téchiné|italic=no in 1987. In 1993, she recorded a song by French: [[Édith Piaf]]|italic=no with Marc Almond. French: [[Daniel Darc]]|italic=no and French: [[Mirwais Ahmadzaï|Mirwais]]|italic=no collaborated with her in 1997 on her eponymous album. Dave then invited her on his album French: Doux tam tam in 2003. Frédéric Botton wrote several songs for her in 2005. At the end of 2006, and Marie France sang a duet titled "French: Du désir au bout des doigts". This song is featured on the first French: Léonard Lasry|italic=no album French: Des Illusions.^[5]

Marie France also published a duet with French: Hélèna Noguerra|italic=no on her last album, released in October 2007. In 2008, Marie France recorded a rock'n'roll garage album entirely written by Jacques Duvall and composed by Miam Monster Miam. The album is titled Phantom feat. Marie France.^[6]

Filmography

• 1963: Tomy's Secret
• 1969: French: [[Les Chemins de Katmandou]] by French: [[André Cayatte]]|italic=no
• 1972: French: Les Intrigues de Silvia Couski by Adolfo Arrieta (as Carmen)
• 1973: I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse by Fernando Arrabal
• 1974: French: Le Jardin des Hespérides by French: Jacques Robiolles|italic=no
• 1974: French: Le Sujet ou le Secrétaire aux mille et un tiroirs by French: Joaquin Noessi|italic=no and French: Joaquin Lledo|italic=np
• 1975: French: [[Spermula]]|italic=no by French: [[Charles Matton]]|italic=no (as Rita)
• 1976: French: [[Barocco]]|italic=no by French: [[André Téchiné]]|italic=no (as The Singer)
• 1985: French: [[Billy Ze Kick (film)|Billy Ze Kick]] by French: Gérard Mordillat|italic=no
• 1985: Love Circles (French: La Ronde de l'Amour|links=no) (as Suzy)^[7]
• 1987: French: Cinématon n°949 by French: Gérard Courant|italic=no
• 1987: French: [[Les Innocents (film)|Les Innocents]] by French: André Téchiné|italic=no (as The Singer)
• 1987: French: [[Les keufs]] by French: [[Josiane Balasko]]|italic=no (as The coach)
• 1991: French: La Gamine by French: Hervé Palud|italic=no
• 1994: French: Une expérience d'hypnose télévisuelle (short film) by French: [[Gaspar Noé]]|italic=no
• 1998: French: Belle Maman by French: [[Gabriel Aghion]]|italic=no (as Marie-Claude, known as French: la Pute, 'the whore')
• 2003: French: Alain Pacadis, un héros "in" (medium-length documentary) by French: Grégory Hervelin|italic=no and French: Vladimir Tybin|italic=no (as herself)
• 2003: French: Le Fantôme d'Henri Langlois (documentary) by French: [[Jacques Richard (director)|Jacques Richard]]|italic=no (as herself)
• 2010: French: L'Orpheline avec en plus un bras en moins de French: Jacques Richard|italic=no
• 2011: Chéries-Chéris de Antony Hickling (short film): as herself with Christine Mingo^[8]

Discography

• "Daisy / French: Déréglée|italic=no" (1977) – single (Romantik)
• "Los Angeles / French: Marie Françoise se suicide|italic=no" (1978) – single (Phonogram)
• French: 39 de fièvre (1981) – album (RCA)
• "French: Je ne me quitterai jamais|italic=no / French: Corps Diplomatique|italic=no" (1982) – single (RCA)
• "French: Champs Elysées|italic=no / French: Est-ce que vous avez du feu?|italic=no" (1983) – single (RCA)
• French: Marie et Marc (1996) – limited edition mini-album (Freedom 001)
• French: Marie France (1997) – album (Last Call)
• French: Raretés (2006) – album (Edina)
• Phantom featuring Marie France (2008) – album (Freaksville records)
• French: Marie France visite Bardot (2009) (JPB Production)
• French: Marie France Chante Jacques Duvall (2016) – Album (Freaksville records)

Quotes

• About her, Marguerite Duras said: "It is impossible to not be aroused by her. Everyone. Women as well as men."^[9]

References

• D'elle, Marguerite Duras a dit : « C'est impossible de ne pas être troublé par elle. Tout le monde. Les femmes comme les hommes »

Bibliography

• Garcia, Marie-France, Elle était une fois, ed. Denoël, 2003 (coll. X-Treme).

External links

• Official Site ;
• Another bio.
• Léonard Lasry Site.
• Review of her autobiography. (from Cercles)
• Review of her album "Marie France visite Bardot"

Notes and References

1. Book: Rees-Roberts, Nick . French queer cinema . 2014 . 978-0-7486-8596-7 . Edinburgh . 868078711 .
2. News: Le 'travesti égérie des années Palace', ou comment, en évoquant la chanteuse Marie France, le quotidien Libération révèle les contours réels de sa propre pensée . Jérôme Reybaud . April 2004 .
3. News: Discriminations transphobes à la télévision : l'Existrans interpelle Dominique Baudis . https://web.archive.org/web/20080903053411/http://www.actupparis.org/article2354.html . 3 September 2008 . . 3 March 2006 .
4. News: Interview with L'Ordonnance . Marie France . https://web.archive.org/web/20081228045008/http://lachanteusemariefrance.fr.gd/Interview-dans--g-L-h-Ordonnance-g---k1-2004-k2--.-.htm . 2004 . 28 December 2008 .
5. Web site: Léonard Lasry - Des Illusions . 2021-01-06 . Discogs . 6 November 2006 . de .
6. Web site: Phantom (20) . 2021-03-16 . Discogs . de .
7. Retrieved 1 June 2021
8. Web site: Bande annonce officielle . .
9. Web site: Mirande . Jean-Noël . 2012-12-26 . Les Sulfureuses (3) - Et Dieu créa Marie France . 2021-06-01 . . fr .