CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 1h 30m

Crimes Against Nature

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Described in the 70’s as "A Chorus Line for gay people," Crimes Against Nature remains vital today as a communal disclosure of roles that gay people adopt in order to survive in a world that devalues homosexual feelings. It features individual actors delivering revealing monologues, during which the other members of the collective play background roles (parents, schoolmates, etc.). One by one, the actors detail the ways in which they have buried their true selves in order to survive and be accepted in the world: repression, drug use, shyness, being agreeable, putting experiences into "little boxes," acting "butch," and so on.

Directed byEd Dundas

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Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1979

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Ed Dundas

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