The Celluloid Closet

Watch the documentary titled The Celluloid Closet (Available through Amazon Instant Streaming for $3.99). Forum Post should be a MINIMUM of 400 words—a Body paragraph(s) that includes a Topic Sentence, examples, and a concluding sentence. Mandatory: 3 quotes from the documentary titled The Celluloid Closet & an additional source–this can be a website, online article, book, YouTube video, etc. Be sure to include a citation for your secondary source and give credit to the author/speaker in a parenthetical citation. Choose one of the following questions. 1. Discuss the evolving portrayal of homosexuality in the movies. Specifically, focus on character types such as the sissy. May also want to discuss how ideas of femininity and effeminacy influenced and are depicted in films referenced in the documentary. 2. What social/political/religious factors influenced the censorship of homosexuality in films? Give some examples of changes that occurred as a result of new motion picture codes. How did this influence how homosexuals were portrayed in films? You may also want to discuss how screenwriters and directors got around the Hays Code? Give some specific examples.