CinemaOSMovie · 2006 · 1h 22m

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Documents the history of gays and lesbians in Hollywood films.

54%(21)IMDbDocumentary

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?

Directed byLesli Klainberg, Lisa Ades

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 22m
Language
EN
Released
February 12, 2006

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
B. Ruby Rich

B. Ruby Rich

Self

John Waters

John Waters

Self

Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch

Self

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Self

Heather Matarazzo

Heather Matarazzo

Self

Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes

Self

Christine Vachon

Christine Vachon

Self

John Cameron Mitchell

John Cameron Mitchell

Self

Rose Troche

Rose Troche

Self

Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Lesli Klainberg
Lisa Ades
Produced by
Lisa Ades
Lesli Klainberg

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