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For those who admired him for his Intellect, Humanity and Courage.
 Dedicated to the memory of
Quentin Crisp
"On charisma :
I would say charisma is the ability to influence without the use of logic."
- Quentin Crisp

The Celluloid Closet

Image: The Celluloid Closet. Released : 1995

Stars: Stewart Stern, Tony Curtis, Whoopi Goldberg, Harvey Fierstein, Gore Vidal, Paul Rudnick, Shirley MacLaine, Quentin Crisp

Director: Epstein/Friedman

THE CELLULOID CLOSET is the film version of author Vito Russo's landmark book by the same name. Filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, who have previously won an Academy Award for Common Threads: Stories From The Quilt, bring this book to life. It explodes sexual myths and how our attitudes about homosexuality and sex roles have evolved through the century.