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The Celluloid Closet

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1996
1h 42m
English
Documentary, History
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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.
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Cast

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Lily Tomlin
Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis
Susan Sarandon
Gore Vidal
Whoopi Goldberg
Antonio Fargas
Shirley MacLaine
John Schlesinger
Armistead Maupin
Arthur Laurents
Tom Hanks
Farley Granger
Quentin Crisp
Harry Hamlin
Sharon Stone
Susie Bright
Mart Crowley
Jay Presson Allen
Richard Dyer
Jan Oxenberg
Paul Rudnick
Barry Sandler
Ron Nyswaner
Daniel Melnick
Stewart Stern
Directed By: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
Written By: Jeffrey Friedman (Story), Rob Epstein (Story), + 2 more

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bondless says...
6 years ago
The Celluloid Closet is an extremely important documentary that tells the history of Gay/Lesbian film representations. As a scholar of media studies, I use this film quite a lot with my students to discuss the history of cinema and LG audience. This film is excellently researched and includes important clips from films throughout history and extremely important interviews with Gay/Lesbian actors and directors. While the film is excellent in its representation of Gay/Lesbian culture, it does not touch on the broader LGBTQ+ culture and representations of transgender actors. Moreover, the film doesn't really handle concerns over intersectionality (specifically, race). Ultimately, the film is a must watch, but it also desperately needs to be updated.
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The_Argentinian says...
2 years ago
An informative but very much of its time documentary. It's kind of depressing how studios went from being scared of LGBTQ stories to now a backlash from the public against diversity.
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