The Celluloid Closet poster

The Celluloid Closet

1996-01-30
N/A
7.186 (IMDB)
DocumentaryHistory
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Released
Languages:
  • Deutsch
  • English

Description:

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.

Lily Tomlin portrait

Lily Tomlin

As Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis portrait

Tony Curtis

As Self
Susan Sarandon portrait

Susan Sarandon

As Self
Gore Vidal portrait

Gore Vidal

As Self
Whoopi Goldberg portrait

Whoopi Goldberg

As Self
Antonio Fargas portrait

Antonio Fargas

As Self
Shirley MacLaine portrait

Shirley MacLaine

As Self
John Schlesinger portrait

John Schlesinger

As Self
Armistead Maupin portrait

Armistead Maupin

As Self
Arthur Laurents portrait

Arthur Laurents

As Self
Tom Hanks portrait

Tom Hanks

As Self
Farley Granger portrait

Farley Granger

As Self
Quentin Crisp portrait

Quentin Crisp

As Self
Harry Hamlin portrait

Harry Hamlin

As Self
Sharon Stone portrait

Sharon Stone

As Self
Susie Bright portrait

Susie Bright

As Self
Mart Crowley portrait

Mart Crowley

As Self
Jay Presson Allen portrait

Jay Presson Allen

As Self
Richard Dyer portrait

Richard Dyer

As Self
Jan Oxenberg portrait

Jan Oxenberg

As Self
Paul Rudnick portrait

Paul Rudnick

As Self
Barry Sandler portrait

Barry Sandler

As Self
Ron Nyswaner portrait

Ron Nyswaner

As Self
Daniel Melnick portrait

Daniel Melnick

As Self
Stewart Stern portrait

Stewart Stern

As Self
Harvey Fierstein portrait

Harvey Fierstein

As Self
Paul Newman portrait

Paul Newman

As Self (archive footage)
James Dean portrait

James Dean

As Self (archive footage)
Sal Mineo portrait

Sal Mineo

As Self (archive footage)
Natalie Wood portrait

Natalie Wood

As Self (archive footage)

Rob Epstein portrait

Rob Epstein

Director, Producer, Story
Jeffrey Friedman portrait

Jeffrey Friedman

Director, Producer, Editor, Story
Vito Russo portrait

Vito Russo

Author
Michael Lumpkin portrait

Michael Lumpkin

Co-Producer
Wendy Braitman portrait

Wendy Braitman

Associate Producer
Brad Grey portrait

Brad Grey

Executive Producer
Bernie Brillstein portrait

Bernie Brillstein

Executive Producer
Scott Chambliss portrait

Scott Chambliss

Production Design
Caroline Spry portrait

Caroline Spry

Producer
Nancy Schreiber portrait

Nancy Schreiber

Director of Photography
Michael Ehrenzweig portrait

Michael Ehrenzweig

Associate Producer
Caryn Mendez portrait

Caryn Mendez

Associate Producer
Howard Rosenman portrait

Howard Rosenman

Executive Producer
Arnold Glassman portrait

Arnold Glassman

Editor
Carter Burwell portrait

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer
Sheila Nevins portrait

Sheila Nevins

Executive Producer
Sharon Wood portrait

Sharon Wood

Story
Armistead Maupin portrait

Armistead Maupin

Writer
Lora Hirschberg portrait

Lora Hirschberg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Bloom portrait

Steve Bloom

Post Production Supervisor

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