The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the MoviesPraised by the Chicago Tribune as "an impressive study" and written with incisive wit and searing perception--the definitive, highly acclaimed landmark work on the portrayal of homosexuality in film. |
Contents
THE WAY WE WERENT The Invisible Years page | 61 |
FRIGHTENING THE HORSES Out of the Closets | 125 |
STRUGGLE Fear and Loathing in Gay Hollywood page | 181 |
TAKING THE GAME AWAY FROM HOLLYWOOD | 247 |
Afterword page | 325 |
Necrology page | 347 |
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