Film7.21996102m

The Celluloid Closet

Name: The Celluloid Closet
Director: Rob Epstein
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1996-03-15
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon, Gore Vidal, Whoopi Goldberg

DocumentaryHistory

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.

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Cast

Lily TomlinTony CurtisSusan SarandonGore VidalWhoopi GoldbergAntonio FargasShirley MacLaineJohn SchlesingerArmistead MaupinArthur LaurentsTom HanksFarley Granger

Director

Rob Epstein

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