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The Celluloid Closet is a american film of genre Drama directed by Rob Epstein released in USA on 15 march 1996 with Susan Sarandon

The Celluloid Closet (1996)

The Celluloid Closet
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Released in USA 15 march 1996
Length 1h47
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Documentary,    Historical
Rating77% 3.8939253.8939253.8939253.8939253.893925

The Celluloid Closet is a 1995 American documentary film directed and written by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. The film is based on Vito Russo's book of the same name first published in 1981 and on lecture and film clip presentations he gave in 1972–82. Russo had researched the history of how motion pictures, especially Hollywood films, had portrayed gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender characters.

The film 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.

Synopsis

Le film montre comment le cinéma hollywoodien a évoqué le thème de l’homosexualité, comment cette représentation a évolué au fil des ans et comment, en retour, elle a influencé la perception de l’homosexualité par le grand public.

Actors

Susan Sarandon

(Self)Lily Tomlin

(Narrator (voice))Armistead Maupin

(Self)Arthur Laurents

(Self)Antonio Fargas

(Self)
And :
Tom Hanks
Tony Curtis
Shirley MacLaine
John Schlesinger
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