Marie-Pierre Pruvot is a figurehead in the French transsexual community. Born a boy in Algeria, she moved to Paris to be who she really is, and there began a long and prominent career in the well-known cabaret Carrousel. She adopted the name Bambi, by which she is still known in public. She forms part of that first generation of transsexual women who, in the fifties, travelled to Casablanca to be operated on. She is a mythical figure in the history of transsexuality, and this marvellous documentary pays her a splendid homage at 77 years of age. With a subtle collage of archive images, songs, recent interviews, Super 8 scenes shot by herself throughout her years at Carrousel and other recent recordings from the places of her childhood, this valuable documentary is a brilliant account of her transformation into a radiant woman, of her friendship with the famous transsexual artist Coccinelle, and of how she ended up being a teacher and a writer.