Fabulous! The Story of Queer CinemaMovie
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?
About Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema is a 2006 documentary movie directed by Lisa Ades, Lesli Klainberg.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 22m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes B. Ruby Rich, John Waters, Jane Lynch, Alan Cumming. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
