XXYFor just about everybody, slipping past adolescence means having to confront a number of choices and life decisions, but rarely any as monumental as the one facing Alex (Ines Efron). Born a hermaphrodite, Alex has been raised as a girl, but the moment has come when a decision must be made about the surgery that will define her future. Some family friends come to visit Alex’s family, bringing along their teenage son, Alvaro (Martin Piroyanski). Alex immediately feels some kind of attraction to the young man—adding yet another level of complexity to Alex’s personal search for identity. In XXY, debut director Lucía Puenzo handles such potentially explosive material with extraordinary grace and tact, probing past the sensational outward appearances to uncover the rich, emotional core of this story. We caught up with Lucia at the New Directors/New Films series last month at New York's Film Society of Lincoln Center. Lucia talked with us about the inspiration for her project, her deep research process, and how she tackled a taboo subject. --- CHECK OUT OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR LUCIA PUENZO.
Posted on 05/02/08 by: FCFeatures 
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