Ma vie en rose is the story of a seven year old boy who thinks he's a girl. This causes much stress for the family as their son freaks out the neighbors.
The movie avoids sexuality. It really is just about about who thinks he's a girl. There is no why to this. The boy doesn't think through the full implications of this. He just knows that he's a girl.
What was interesting is that even though the movie is set in suburban France, it could have been suburban America. The small houses set next to each other, the daily grind of families with kids, seem to be the same the world over. The only difference i could spot was a scene where the parents pour champagne for their kids. The whole family drank together to celebrate the fathers new job.
I had a problem with some of the writing. At the beginning of the move the father was the most uncomfortable with his cross dressing son, while the mother was tolerant. By the end of the movie their attitudes flipped with the father accepting his son and the mother lashing out at the boy for causing problems-- for not fitting in.
Still, it was a plesant film.
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