The Celluloid Closet (1996)
The Celluloid Closet (1996)
Plot.
This documentary highlights the historical contexts that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals have occupied in cinema history, and shows the evolution of the entertainment industry's role in shaping perceptions of LGBT figures. The issues addressed include secrecy – which initially defined homosexuality – as well as the demonization of the homosexual community with the advent of AIDS, and finally the shift toward acceptance and positivity in the modern era.
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Cast & Crew.
Lily Tomlin
Self - Narrator
Tony Curtis
Self
Susan Sarandon
Self
Susie Bright
Self
Gore Vidal
Self
Arthur Laurents
Self
Armistead Maupin
Self
Antonio Fargas
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Shirley MacLaine
Self
Jan Oxenberg
Self
John Schlesinger
Self
Harvey Fierstein
Self
Quentin Crisp
Self
Tom Hanks
Self
Richard Dyer
Self
Rob Epstein
Director
Farley Granger
Self
Jeffrey Friedman
Director
Vito Russo
Writer
Harry Hamlin
Self
Sharon Stone
Self
Sharon Wood
Writer
Mart Crowley
Self
Jay Presson Allen
Self
Carter Burwell
Composer
Nancy Schreiber
Cinematographer
Paul Rudnick
Self
Barry Sandler
Self
Arnold Glassman
Editor
Ron Nyswaner
Self
Daniel Melnick
Self
Stewart Stern
Self
Paul Newman
Self (archive footage)
Wendy Braitman
Associate Producer
Caroline Spry
Producer
Brad Grey
Executive Producer
Michael Lumpkin
Co-Producer
Michael Ehrenzweig
Associate Producer
Caryn Mendez
Associate Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
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, and on lecture and film clip presentations he gave from 1972 to 1982. Russo had researched the history of how motion pictures, especially Hollywood films, had portrayed gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender characters.
The Celluloid Closet was given a limited release in select theatres, including the Castro Theatre in San Francisco in April 1996, and then shown on cable channel HBO as part of its series America Undercover.
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