The celluloid closet [videorecording] / Home Box Office presents in association with Channel 4 ... [et al.] a Telling Pictures production ; produced and directed by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman ; story by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Sharon Wood ; narration written by Armistead Maupin.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Columbia TriStar Home Video,
Copyright Date:
c1996
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col., with b&w sequences ; 12 in.
Based on the book by Vito Russo. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995. Issued also as cassette (VHS). Narrator, Lily Tomlin.
Summary:
Footage from over 120 films shows the changing face of homosexuality (both male and female) in the movies from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s. Many noted actors, writers and commentators provide funny and insightful anecdotes regarding the history of the role of gay men and lesbians in the movies.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.