Sep 22, 2022
SECOND SERVE (1986) dir. Anthony Page Based on the life of tennis pro Renée Richards. In 1976, Renée is an ophthalmologist with a successful career, a beautiful fiancée and a secret life as a closeted trans woman. When her psychiatrists and mother fail to "cure" her, Renée leaves her life behind and moves to California, where she feels free enough to become herself and take up professional tennis. But when a reporter outs her, she must fight for her right to compete. (link in title)
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