The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

1996-03-15 | 102 min

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.

Genres

Documentary History

Cast

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger

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