TMDb7.2 / 10

The Celluloid Closet (1996)

Name: The Celluloid Closet
Director: Rob Epstein
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1996-03-15
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon, Gore Vidal, Whoopi Goldberg

102 min · France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America · Dir. Rob Epstein

Documentary History 1996 movies

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.