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Title: Renee the film
Post by: britt27 on October 03, 2011, 10:52:22 PM
Renee premieres on ESPN tomorrow night.  It follows Renee Richards, a transsexual tennis player who played in the US open.  The film covers that US open and her life since.  More info can be found here: http://espn.go.com/espn/espnfilms/ (http://espn.go.com/espn/espnfilms/)

ESPN's 30 for 30 films are pretty well done, and the director (I watched an interview) really seemed interested in portraying Renee's side of the story.  Anyone else watching?
Title: Re: Renee the film
Post by: Renate on October 04, 2011, 06:30:57 AM
I've read both her books.
She's not a personal role model for me.
She's had a lot of ambivalence about transitioning all through her life.

Second Serve: The Renée Richards Story (1984) - Renée Richards * Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812828976) * WorldCat (http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8865472) * Out of Print
No Way Renée (2007) - Renée Richards * Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743290135) * WorldCat (http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76184226)
Title: Re: Renee the film
Post by: britt27 on October 04, 2011, 03:02:10 PM
I personally didn't even know about her until I saw an ad for this film.