Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Overview

A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback Mountain". Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline and with clips from two dozen films. The narrative groups the pictures around various firsts, movements, and triumphs: experimental films, indie films, sex on screen, outlaw culture and bad guys, lesbian lovers, films about AIDS and dying, emergence of romantic comedy, transgender films, films about diversity and various cultures, documentaries and then mainstream Hollywood drama. What might come next?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 12, 2006

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

B. Ruby Rich,Jane Lynch,Alonso Duralde,Guinevere Turner,Don Roos,Randy Barbato,Christine Vachon,Marga Gómez,Jonathan Caouette,Donna Deitchand 25 more

Director

Lesli Klainberg,Lisa Ades

Producer

Lesli Klainberg,Lisa Ades

Cinematography

John Pirozzi,Ruben O'Malley

Music

Ari Gold,Billy Porter

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0760167