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Onnagata (女形/女方, lit. 'female role'), also oyama (女形), are male actors who play female roles in kabuki theatre. [1] It originated in 1629 after women were banned from performing in kabuki performances. [2] There are many specific techniques that actors must learn to master the role of onnagata.
French female actors did not want to play unglamourous or “ugly” women, so these roles were often cross-cast. One example of this is the nourrice , or “nurse” archetype—a male-acted older, humorous, post-menopausal woman whose undesirability contrasted the primary female roles played by women.
Lady Oscar (1979) – the female protagonist dresses as a man, but privately acknowledges her feminine side Dressed to Kill (1980) – the killer dresses as a woman Victor Victoria (1982) – transvestism in various forms is included in this musical comedy, remake of Viktor und Viktoria (1933); see above
An abundance of book-to-film and play-to-film adaptations this year have connected with audiences, many of which have women either writing and directing or turning in compelling performances. From ...
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