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Release
15/03/1996
Rating
⭐ 7.2/10
Runtime
102 min
Status
Released
Revenue
$1,400,591
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
Languages
English
Production
ZDFARTEHBO
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The Celluloid Closet

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.

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Lily Tomlin profile
Lily TomlinNarrator (voice)
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Shirley MacLaineSelf
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John SchlesingerSelf
Armistead Maupin profile
Armistead MaupinSelf
Arthur Laurents profile
Arthur LaurentsSelf
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Ok, so perhaps some of the claims made in the narration about some of the stars featured here are a bit optimistically speculative, but it still manages to use some very well researched archive and the benefit of hindsight to portray a sort of “Hollywood Babylon” approa...

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