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The Celluloid Closet (1995) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1995 · 102 mins · English
- Directed by
- Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
- Starring
- Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Shirley MacLaine, Susan Sarandon, Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis
Narrated by Lily Tomlin, Oscar‑winner Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman compile clips from 120 films to trace a century of gay and lesbian representation in Hollywood—from early stereotypes to covert romances and the activist breakthroughs of the 1990s. Interviews with Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein, Gore Vidal and others add humor and insight.
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