A comprehensive documentary of the history of gays and lesbians in cinema, from negative to positive reflections of gay characters and the troubles of actors and actresses.... (Full plot summary below)
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A comprehensive documentary of the history of gays and lesbians in cinema, from negative to positive reflections of gay characters and the troubles of actors and actresses.
Leave your thoughts about The Celluloid Closet.
| The New RepublicStanley KauffmannIt's interesting to see how gay and lesbian themes began to be treated openly in films, but it's fascinating to see how -- earlier -- those themes were used subtextually in films that make no overt reference to the real subject. |
| Jam! MoviesBruce KirklandNo less than a primer in the power of movies to redefine human nature and behavior. |
| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeEven if The Celluloid Closet ... isn't quite the most perfectly political piece of filmmaking that you'd expect (or hoped) it would be, it's still a pretty convincing argument and, what's more, likably entertaining. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliTop-notch entertainment, not only because it's enjoyable, but because it argues its case with an effectiveness that would impress even a top-notch, homophobic attorney. |
| Boxoffice MagazineLael LoewensteinA remarkable look at the treatment of gays and lesbians in cinema. |
| DVDJournal.comMark BourneIt's engrossing, brings a healthy sense of humor to the discussion, and enlightening without being bludgeoning. |
| City Pages, Minneapolis/St. PaulRob NelsonHow ironic that a movie about the dangers of the closet would so confine one's freedom of interpretation. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. Nesbitthis documentary makes it plain that Hollywood has hardly been a leader in social causes, |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe filmmakers have gathered together a staggering array of the moving images that the book could only show in still form or verbal description. |
| Hartford CourantMalcolm JohnsonOpening the door of the celluloid closet reveals a shifting kaleidoscope that underlines just how influential, for good or bad, the movies can be. |
