The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

7.2

1 hr 42 min

1996-03-15

116

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.

Documentary

History

Trailers

Characters

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Narrator (voice)

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Self

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Self

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Self

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

Self

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