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The Celluloid Closet (1996)

Overview

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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Jeffrey Friedman

Director

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Rob Epstein

Director

Cast

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Lily Tomlin

Narrator (voice)

Tony Curtis profile
Tony Curtis

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Susan Sarandon profile
Susan Sarandon

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Gore Vidal profile
Gore Vidal

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Whoopi Goldberg profile
Whoopi Goldberg

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Antonio Fargas profile
Antonio Fargas

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Shirley MacLaine profile
Shirley MacLaine

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John Schlesinger profile
John Schlesinger

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Armistead Maupin profile
Armistead Maupin

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Arthur Laurents profile
Arthur Laurents

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Tom Hanks profile
Tom Hanks

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Farley Granger profile
Farley Granger

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Lily Tomlin profile
Lily Tomlin

Narrator (voice)

Tony Curtis profile
Tony Curtis

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Susan Sarandon profile
Susan Sarandon

Self

Gore Vidal profile
Gore Vidal

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Whoopi Goldberg profile
Whoopi Goldberg

Self

Antonio Fargas profile
Antonio Fargas

Self

Shirley MacLaine profile
Shirley MacLaine

Self

John Schlesinger profile
John Schlesinger

Self

Armistead Maupin profile
Armistead Maupin

Self

Arthur Laurents profile
Arthur Laurents

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Tom Hanks profile
Tom Hanks

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Farley Granger profile
Farley Granger

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Release Date

January 30, 1996

Original Language

English, German

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

ZDF logoARTE logoBrillstein-Grey Entertainment logoHBO logoTelling Pictures logoSony Pictures Classics logoFilm4 Productions logo

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