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    The Celluloid Closet

    R1996 · Documentary · 1h 42m

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  1. 1996 · 1 hr 42 min. R. Documentary · LGBT. Featuring interviews with Hollywood luminaries, this film examines depictions of LGBTQ characters on the silver screen from the silent era onward. Subtitles: English. Starring: Lily Tomlin Tom Hanks Whoopi Goldberg Susan Sarandon Harvey Fierstein Tony Curtis Shirley MacLaine.

    • Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
    • January 1, 1996
    • 102 min
  2. The Celluloid Closet is a 1996 American documentary film directed and co-written by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, and executive produced by Howard Rosenman. The film is based on Vito Russo 's 1981 book The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies, [2] [3] and on lecture and film clip presentations he gave from 1972 to 1982.

    • Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
    • Lily Tomlin
  3. Mar 15, 1996 · The Celluloid Closet: Directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman. With Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susie Bright, Arthur Laurents. A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.

    • (7.4K)
    • Documentary, History
    • Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
    • 1996-03-15
  4. The Celluloid Closet came out at a key time in LGBTQ history. Increased awareness of media depictions of LGBTQ characters, partly fueled by Russo’s book and lectures, had led to demonstrations against films like The Silence of the Lambs, JFK (both 1991) and Basic Instinct (1992). The documentary heightened awareness further and may have ...

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  6. What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, THE CELLULOID CLOSET does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a d...

  7. Feb 6, 2018 · 128 - The Celluloid Closet. The Dudes discuss 1995's The Celluloid Closet, directed by Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein, and narrated by Lily Tomlin.

  8. Dir. Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman USA/UK/France/Germany 101 min R. 1996 Sony Pictures Classics. THE CELLULOID CLOSET explodes sexual myths and explores how our attitudes about homosexuality and sex roles have evolved through the century.

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