Jean-Gina B.

Jean-Gina B.

1984
1h 30m
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Overview

This film is based on the true story of Jean Bella, who served as an officer in the Belgian Marine while being convinced, from an early age, that he was in fact a woman. Director Jean-Pol Ferbus follows Jean Bella and makes him talk about his life, psychological and spiritual experiences and reveals the true poet who remained undisclosed for most of this person's life. The film ultimately isn't about transexuality but about loneliness one can experience when he/she feels very deeply that she/he belongs to the two sexes and this in a deep, almost religious, fashion, to such an extent that sexuality itself is being erased from one's life. Jean-Gina Bella is a woman in the body of a man who bravely lived a life on the sea, eventually fighting the elements, talking to God when lost on the immense solitary ocean. This testimony is a very touching and poetic one.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
CinéTé Amsterdam Oeil en Boîte, Paris
Production Countries
Belgium

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1984
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0258692

Cast

Jean Bella
Jean Bella

Self

Béatrice Camurat
Béatrice Camurat

Jean-Paul's friend

Jean-Pol Ferbus
Jean-Pol Ferbus

Self

Michel Israël
Michel Israël

Receptionist

Philippe Laudenbach
Philippe Laudenbach

Cara Van Wersch
Cara Van Wersch

Widow

Boris Lehman
Boris Lehman

apostle

Jean-Marie Buchet
Jean-Marie Buchet

apostle

Roland Lethem
Roland Lethem

apostle

Key Crew

Willem Thijssen
Producer
Jean-Pol Ferbus
Director
Jean-Pol Ferbus
Writer
Jean Bella
Writer
Pierre De Clercq
Director
Jean-Pol Ferbus
Producer