The Celluloid Closet (1996)
The Celluloid Closet (1996)
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.

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Cast

Lily Tomlin Lily Tomlin As: Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis Tony Curtis As: Self
Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon As: Self
Gore Vidal Gore Vidal As: Self
Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg As: Self
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: R

Details

Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English, Deutsch

Release Date: 30 January 1996

Country: FR, DE, GB, US

Runtime: 102m

Company Credits

Company: ZDF, ARTE, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, HBO, Telling Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Film4 Productions

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Caroline Spry

Caroline Spry

Producer

Wendy Braitman

Wendy Braitman

Associate Producer

Brad Grey

Brad Grey

Executive Producer

Sheila Nevins

Sheila Nevins

Executive Producer

Michael Ehrenzweig

Michael Ehrenzweig

Associate Producer

Michael Lumpkin

Michael Lumpkin

Co-Producer

Howard Rosenman

Howard Rosenman

Executive Producer

Rob Epstein

Rob Epstein

Producer

Bernie Brillstein

Bernie Brillstein

Executive Producer

Jeffrey Friedman

Jeffrey Friedman

Producer

Caryn Mendez

Caryn Mendez

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Carter Burwell

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Lora Hirschberg

Lora Hirschberg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Nancy Schreiber

Nancy Schreiber

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Scott Chambliss

Scott Chambliss

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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