The Celluloid Closet
Directors: Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman. Documentary. Chronicle of depictions of gay and lesbian characters through the first 100 years of Hollywood movies. Narrated by Lily Tomlin. Includes interviews with Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Sarandon, Shirley MacLaine, Tony Curtis, Farley Granger, Harry Hamlin, Gore Vidal, Jay Presson Allen, Susie Bright, Paul Rudnick, Richard Dyer, and Armistead Maupin.
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade:B
Awards:
Berlin Film Festival: Best Documentary Feature
Sundance Film Festival: Freedom of Expression Award