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The Celluloid Closet

1996-01-30
7.2
en 102m
DocumentaryHistory
What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar-winning moviemaker Rob Epstein ("The Times of Harvey Milk" and "Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt") and Jeffrey Friedman assemble 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. Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein and Gore Vidal are just a few of the many actors, writers and commentators who provide funny and insightful anecdotes.

Director

Rob Epstein

Director

Jeffrey Friedman

Author

Vito Russo

Original Music Composer

Carter Burwell

Director of Photography

Nancy Schreiber

Editor

Jeffrey Friedman

media hollywood lgbt

Status

Released

Revenue

$1,400,591

Countries

  • France
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

Companies

  • ZDF
  • ARTE
  • Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
  • HBO

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