Rent Vito (2011)
4.1 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
- A film about the man who brought us out of the "Celluloid Closet", Vito Russo changed the face of queer film theory forever. Now, director, Jeffrey Schwarz looks back at the man and the ways in which LGBT representation has changed over time.
In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicised Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBT representation in the media. This documentary is about his life as an activist, an academic and a cinephile. - Actors:
- Phyllis Antonellis, Richard Barrios, Richard Berkowitz, Lenny Bloom, Jay Blotcher, Malcolm Boyd, Joseph Brewer, Lee Brewster, Tom Brokaw, Marcus A. Conant, Bette Davis, Doris Day, Michael Denneny, Mama Jean DeVente, Marlene Dietrich, David Ehrenstein, Rob Epstein, Arthur Evans, Albert Finney, Jim Fouratt
- Directors:
- Jeffrey Schwarz
- Producers:
- Jeffrey Schwarz
- Studio:
- Peccadillo Pictures
- Genres:
- Documentary, Lesbian & Gay
- Collections:
- A History of Gay Cinema: According to Hollywood, Drama Films & TV, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Audrey Hepburn, Getting to Know: Doris Day, Getting to Know: Marlene Dietrich
