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The Celluloid Closet (1995)

102 min · Documentation, LGBTQ-related film, documentary film

Popularity4/5
12-month trend4.0k2.4kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

4.0k02025-09: 2,476 views2025-10: 2,725 views2025-11: 2,600 views2025-12: 2,854 views2026-01: 2,872 views2026-02: 2,376 views2026-03: 3,462 views2026-04: 3,269 views2026-05: 2,786 views2026-06: 4,002 views2026-07: 2,854 views2026-08: 2,929 views
Sep2.5kOct2.7kNov2.6kDec2.9kJan2.9kFeb2.4kMar3.5kApr3.3kMay2.8kJun4.0kJul2.9kAug2.9k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein

Cast

Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Shirley MacLaine, Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon

Catalogue themes and tags

20th Century, Censor, Change, Film Industry, Film Production, Filmmaker, Gay, History of Cinematography, Homophobia, Lesben, Lesbian Kiss, Repressed Homosexual, Soziale Probleme, Stereotype, Transvestism, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Vorstellung

Genres

Documentation, LGBTQ-related film, documentary film
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