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Stonewall (1996)
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Synopsis: Set in the legendary New York City gay bar during the tumultuous late '60s, "Stonewall" examines the political coming-of-age of the homosexual community. The film follows the intellectual awakening of a gay country boy who moves to the Big Apple in hopes of finding the freedom to express his... Set in the legendary New York City gay bar during the tumultuous late '60s, "Stonewall" examines the political coming-of-age of the homosexual community. The film follows the intellectual awakening of a gay country boy who moves to the Big Apple in hopes of finding the freedom to express his sexuality fully. But he discovers that the New York -- and its police force -- aren't as open to difference as he expected. Meanwhile, he has to decide who to ally himself with: the drag queens who refuse to pander to straights or the bland homosexuals who try to curry favor with heterosexuals... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Guillermo Diaz, Frederick Weller, Duane Boutte, Bruce MacVittie, Brendan Corbalis
Composer: Michael Kamen
Producer: Christine Vachon
Screenwriter: Rikki Beadle-Blair
Story: Martin Duberman
Reviews
As directed by Nigel Finch (who died of AIDS in post-production), this musical drama takes the tumultuous events of 1969 (the gay riots, Judy Garland's death) and molds them into a touching film that captures sexual politics better than other works


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