The Celluloid Closet
Overview
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.
Where to Watch
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Cast
Lily Tomlin
Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis
Self
Susan Sarandon
Self
Gore Vidal
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Whoopi Goldberg
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Antonio Fargas
Self
Shirley MacLaine
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John Schlesinger
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Armistead Maupin
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Arthur Laurents
Self
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