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THE HUNGER (1983)

Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie & Susan Sarandon star in Tony Scott’s 1983 classic queer vampire film THE HUNGER.

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BEEFCAKE (1998)

Queer filmmaker Thom Fitzgerald’s 1998 docudrama BEEFCAKE looks at the life and work of pioneering gay photographer Bob Mizer.

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ANIARA (2018)

Emelie Garbers and Bianca Cruzeiro star in Pella Kågerman & Hugo Lilja’s 2018 sapphic sci-fi film ANIARA.

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TOP HAT (1935)

The 1935 Hollywood Hays Code-era Astaire & Rogers musical TOP HAT features three queer-coded side characters.

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HAMAM (1997)

Alessandro Gassman & Mehmet Günsür star in out writer/director Ferzan Özpetek’s critically acclaimed 1997 film HAMAM (or, Steam: The Turkish Bath).

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CAPOTE (2005)

CAPOTE follows gay author Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) during the six-year period in which he was researching and writing his 1966 true crime novel, “In Cold Blood.”

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The Emperor Jones (1933)

The 1933 pre-code adaptation of Eugene O'Neill’s 1920 play “The Emperor Jones” features a queer-coded character named Marcella, played by queer actor/comedian Jackie “Moms” Mabley.

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BEETLEJUICE (1988)

Otho, played by gay actor Glenn Shadix, is Delia Deetz’s (Catherine O'Hara) gay best friend in Tim Burton’s 1988 film BEETLEJUICE.

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Death in Venice (1971)

Gustav von Aschenbach, played by queer actor Dirk Bogarde, gets a makeover in queer filmmaker Luchino Visconti’s controversial 1971 film DEATH IN VENICE.

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