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The Celluloid Closet (1996)

EnglishFilm1996102 minDocumentary, History★ 7.3/10

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.

Directed by
Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Starring
Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon
Music
Carter Burwell
Released
1996-03-15

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Cast

Lily TomlinLily TomlinNarrator (voice)
Tony CurtisTony CurtisSelf
Susan SarandonSusan SarandonSelf
Gore VidalGore VidalSelf
Whoopi GoldbergWhoopi GoldbergSelf
Antonio FargasAntonio FargasSelf
Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaineSelf
John SchlesingerJohn SchlesingerSelf
Armistead MaupinArmistead MaupinSelf
Arthur LaurentsArthur LaurentsSelf
Tom HanksTom HanksSelf
Farley GrangerFarley GrangerSelf

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