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For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. Their director daughter documents their life and times. Watch trailers & learn more.
Circus of Books, also known as Chi Chi LaRue's Circus, is a bookstore and gay pornography shop in West Hollywood, California. It was established in the 1960s as "Book Circus", and in the past also had branches in the Silver Lake and Sherman Oaks neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
Circus of Books is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Rachel Mason, written by Rachel Mason and Kathryn Robson and starring Karen Mason, Barry Mason and Rachel Mason.
Jul 28, 2022 · Is Circus of Books Based on a True Story? Yes, ‘Circus of Books’ is based on the true story of an actual bookstore that used to exist in West Hollywood and Silver Lake. What is perhaps more interesting is that it was run by director Rachel Mason’s parents.
Apr 22, 2020 · Circus of Books was a respite for the LGBTQ community, but it couldn't survive the internet. An intimate Netflix documentary traces its history.
Apr 29, 2019 · Rachel Mason explores and pays tribute to the legacy of her porn-shop-running parents in the very funny, very moving documentary 'Circus of Books.'
In 1976 a couple take over an adult book store, and the store becomes the biggest distributor of gay porn in the United States.
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