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The Celluloid Closet

Not Rated Documentary History

Starring: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon, Gore Vidal, Whoopi Goldberg

Writer: Vito Russo, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Sharon Wood, Armistead Maupin

Release Date:
March 15, 1996
Ratings:
7.1 / 10
Director:
Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman
Companies:
ZDF

Overview

Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s.