The Celluloid Closet

Overview

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.

Production Companies

ZDF

ARTE

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

HBO

Telling Pictures

Channel 4 Television