The Celluloid Closet
Homosexuality in the Movies
Vito Russo
‘The Celluloid Closet,’ an entertaining, instructive adaptation of the late Vito Russo’s book, produced by Home Box Office, explores the gay undercurrent in a century’s worth of Hollywood films. Directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (who won Oscars for their previous collaborations, ‘The Times of Harvey Milk’ and ‘Common Threads: Stories From the Quilt’) show us pithy, provocative excerpts, ranging from an 1895 Thomas Edison silent short (in which two men dance arm-in-arm to a violin), to lengthier, more explicit examples of gay themes — such as in the 1993 AIDS drama, ‘Philadelphia.’ — Desson Howe, Washington Post
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| ISBN | 9780060961329 |
| Genre | Film and Television; Entertainment; Movie/Media Tie-In |
| Publication Date | 29-Apr-87 |
| Publisher | Harper Paperbacks |
| Format | Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 384 |
| LoC Classification | PN1995.9.H55 .R8 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Subject | Homosexuality in motion pictures; Performing Arts / Film & Video / General; Performing Arts / Film & Video / Guides & Reviews; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General |
| BookID | 1873 |
