Transparent – a comic drama

I was so excited to discover the half hour comic drama Transparent by Jill Soloway, writer of Six Feet Under. Starring Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent is about a 70 year old man who transitions from a he to a she and the subsequent reaction by his grown up family. Based on Soloway’s experience of her own father’s coming out, the script is smart, funny, sexy, poignant and very modern with the performances being nothing short of luminous. One can’t help but love the self-obsessed adult children who now feel they have permission to do some exploration of their own, sans reality check. Potentially heavy themes of gender and religious identity are woven throughout Transparent, but Soloway manages to treat her material with humor and sensitivity. The dialogue is deft and light, steering us away from a pedantic, issue based drama and into the hearts and minds of a Jewish family in Los Angeles. It is such a treat to watch. Take a look. It’s on Amazon.com and was recently nominated for 2 Golden Globe awards. Let’s see if it wins on Sunday…