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Enigma
Two legends contested their identities as women in the court of public opinion: April Ashley, who was immortalized as a trailblazer by embracing her transgender history; and Amanda Lear, who has consciously denied and obfuscated her history for decades. Their divergent paths reveal disparate but intertwined legacies.
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April Ashley
Self
Amanda Lear
Self
Marie-Pierre Pruvot
Self
Rebecca Root
Narrator (voice)
Salvador Dalí
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Bowie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tina Turner
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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