Thirty years of glitter, gold, and becoming legend—one dress at a time.
Mysterious portrait of Fernando, aka Deborah Krystal, the glittering and poetic performer of the Lisbon club Finalmente, where he has been performing every night over thirty years in golden dresses. Under the layers of his colorful fabrics, the many skins of Fernando are revealed, letting Lisbon’s legends come to life. Alternately woman mermaid, female birds, woman lion, we are taken into the desires and dreams of metamorphosis and myths.
Direction
Losier's dreamy, tactile camerawork makes fabric feel sacred.
Production
Thirty years of costumes as living archive of queer Lisbon.
Acting
Fernando's presence—magnetic, weary, utterly transcendent.
Director
Marie Losier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Finalmente club has been Lisbon's queer heartbeat since 1978; Fernando's residency made him living folklore. HEAVY spoilers irrelevant—this is living history.
Marie Losier filmed over three years but final cut is just 20 minutes—every frame earned its gold. LIGHT: the directors appearing on camera was unscripted.
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