List of feature films with intersex characters
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This is a list of films with fictional and factual intersex characters. The films were released theatrically, direct-to-video, or on a streaming platform (non-linear network).
This list does not include documentaries, which are included in the categories of LGBTQ-related films by decade, or animated intersex characters, which are noted in List of fictional intersex characters. Various live-action films feature either intersex issues as a plot element or have intersex characters.
Films are in alphabetical order by year of release. Titles beginning with determiners "A", "An", and "The" are alphabetized by the first significant word.
20th century
[edit]1900–1969
[edit]Year | Title | Character(s) | Actor | Notes | Country | Ref(s) |
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1932 | Freaks | Half Woman-Half Man | Josephine Joseph | Josephine Joseph's only acting performance is the first (mis)representation of an intersex person in cinema. | United States | [1] |
1970–1979
[edit]Year | Title | Character(s) | Actor | Notes | Country | Ref(s) |
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1970 | Tintomara | Tintomara | Pia Grønning | Based on the novel Drottningens juvelsmycke by Jonas Love Almqvist featuring one of Swedish literature's most enduringly popular characters, the eponymous androgyne Tintomara. | Sweden | [2] |
1973 | The Final Programme | Miss Brunner merged with Jerry Cornelius | Jon Finch | Based on The Final Programme novel by Michael Moorcock | UK |
1980–1989
[edit]Year | Title | Character(s) | Actor | Notes | Country | Ref(s) |
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1985 | The Mystery of Alexina | Herculine Barbin | Philippe Vuillemin | Based on the story of Herculine Barbin. | France |
1990–1999
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21st century
[edit]2000–2009
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2010–2019
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2020–2025
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See also
[edit]- List of film franchises with LGBT characters
- List of animated films with LGBT characters
- List of fictional intersex characters
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Padva, Gilad (2018). "Joseph/Josephine's angst: sensational hermaphroditism in Tod Browning's freaks". Social Semiotics. 28 (1): 108–124. doi:10.1080/10350330.2017.1278915.
- ^ "Tintomara (1970)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.