Vito Russo

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Vito Russo

Born July 11, 1946 · Manhattan, New York, USA

Died November 7, 1990 · aged 44

Vito Russo was an American LGBT activist, film historian, and author. He is best remembered as the author of the book The Celluloid Closet, described in The New York Times as "an essential reference book" on homosexuality in the US film industry.

Known For

The Celluloid ClosetThe Celluloid Closet · 1996
The Celluloid Closet
7.21996
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s.
A Very Natural ThingA Very Natural Thing · 1974
A Very Natural Thing
7.11974
MovieDramaRomance
When David, an ex-monk still in his twenties meets Mark, he falls hard; soon he's asked Mark if they can live together. Things go well for awhile, and then differences in their definition of "commitment" begin to push them apart. Mark wants other sexual adventures, David tries to go along. Can they talk through the crisis in their relationship or is a breakup in the offing? David sees his relationship with Mark as a marriage, so if it ends, can David's heart ever heal?
The Times of Harvey MilkThe Times of Harvey Milk · 1984
The Times of Harvey Milk
7.31984
MovieDocumentary
Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his assassination in 1978, he continues to inspire disenfranchised people around the world.
Common Threads: Stories from the QuiltCommon Threads: Stories from the Quilt · 1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
6.91989
MovieHistoryDocumentary
On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died of AIDS prepare panels to be added to a large-scale memorial quilt project. Drawing from the sea of names memorialized, director Robert Epstein focuses on the lives of six people. Alongside the intimate profiles offered, through news footage and interviews, Epstein puts the AIDS crisis in the larger context of social and government response to the disease.

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