Told with a remarkable absence of sentimentality this is the story of Frieda Belifante (1905-1995) the first female conductor to have her own orchestra: first in WWII Amsterdam and later in Orange County, California. Wearing men’s tweed suits, a member of the Resistance, Jewish, gay and playing sublime music, this amazing woman’s story unfolds across time and two continents.
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But I Was A Girl: The Story of Freida Belinfante
69-minutes
Interviews and archival footage explore the life of the lesbian conductor.
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But I Was A Girl: The Story of Freida Belinfante
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Running Time
69 minutes
But I Was A Girl: The Story of Freida Belinfante
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Year(s) screened
- 2000
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