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Code of the Freaks presents a radical reframing of the use of disabled characters in film. Using hundreds of clips spanning over 100 years of moviemaking, and a cast of disabled artists, scholars and activists, it’s a scorching critique of some of Hollywood’s most beloved characters. This revelatory documentary investigates the power of movie imagery to shape the beliefs and behaviors of the general public toward disabled people, and of disabled people toward themselves. Drawing its title from a line from Tod Browning’s notorious 1932 film, Freaks, Code of the Freaks debunks well-worn tropes – the miracle cure, the blind guy driving a car, the magical little people, the face-feelers, the sexless, the better off dead – and brings an entirely fresh perspective. It dares to imagine a cinematic landscape that centers the voices of disabled people.

Documentary · 2020 · 1 h 8 min
Réalisation Salome Chasnoff

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Code of the Freaks

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Code of the Freaks presents a radical reframing of the use of disabled characters in film. Using hundreds of clips spanning over 100 years of moviemaking, and a cast of disabled artists, scholars and activists, it’s a scorching critique of some of Hollywood’s most beloved characters. This revelatory documentary investigates the power of movie imagery to shape the beliefs and behaviors of the general public toward disabled people, and of disabled people toward themselves. Drawing its title from a line from Tod Browning’s notorious 1932 film, Freaks, Code of the Freaks debunks well-worn tropes – the miracle cure, the blind guy driving a car, the magical little people, the face-feelers, the sexless, the better off dead – and brings an entirely fresh perspective. It dares to imagine a cinematic landscape that centers the voices of disabled people.

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Studio
Kino Lorber
Sortie
2020
Durée
1 h 8 min
Classification
NR N/A
Région d’origine
United States
© 2020 Kino Lorber

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Audio original
English
Audio et sous-titres
English (AD, AAC, Sous-titres codés)

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Les sous-titres codés (CC) désignent des sous-titres existant dans les langues disponibles et contenant des informations pertinentes ne relevant pas du dialogue.
L’audiodescription (AD) consiste en une piste audio décrivant ce qui se passe à l’écran, afin de donner un contexte aux personnes aveugles ou malvoyantes.