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  • Documentary, History

The Celluloid Closet

  • 1996
  • 1 HR, 42 min
  • JUN 19 → JUN 25
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Released 1996, United States
Documentary, History
1 hour, 42 minutes
Sony Classics
English
Starring
  • Lily Tomlin
  • Tony Curtis
  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Harvey Firestein
  • Quentin Crisp
  • Shirley MacLane
  • Tom Hanks
Director

Rob Epstein

Jeffrey Friedman

30th anniversary | 4K restoration

The history of LGBTQ+ representation in Hollywood is traced from early coded portrayals and damaging stereotypes to more open and nuanced depictions. Narrator Lily Tomlin reflects on cinema’s role in shaping—and distorting—queer visibility. Collecting footage from over 100 movies and interviews with many of the filmmakers and actors who created them (including Tom Hanks, Shirley MacLaine, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, and Gore Vidal), THE CELLULOID CLOSET is a funny and insightful look at a changing century.

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Full Cast
Lily Tomlin Narrator
Tony Curtis Self
Whoopi Goldberg Self
Harvey Firestein Self
Quentin Crisp Self
Shirley MacLane Self
Tom Hanks Self
Additional Credits
Rob Epstein Director
Jeffrey Friedman Director
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