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The Celluloid Closet (1996)

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Documentary, History / 102 min / R

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.

Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Blend 8.2 IMDb 7.80/10 TMDb 7.22/10 RT Critic 96.00% RT Audience 89.00%
Lily Tomlin Lily Tomlin Narrator (voice) Tony Curtis Tony Curtis Self Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon Self Gore Vidal Gore Vidal Self Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg Self Antonio Fargas Antonio Fargas Self Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine Self John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Self

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Cast 26

Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis Self
Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon Self
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg Self
Antonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas Self
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine Self
John Schlesinger
John Schlesinger Self
Armistead Maupin
Armistead Maupin Self
Arthur Laurents
Arthur Laurents Self
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks Self
Farley Granger
Farley Granger Self
Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp Self
Harry Hamlin
Harry Hamlin Self
Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone Self
Susie Bright
Susie Bright Self
Mart Crowley Self
Jay Presson Allen
Jay Presson Allen Self
Richard Dyer Self
Jan Oxenberg
Jan Oxenberg Self
Paul Rudnick
Paul Rudnick Self
Barry Sandler Self
Ron Nyswaner
Ron Nyswaner Self
Daniel Melnick Self
Stewart Stern
Stewart Stern Self
Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein Self

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