Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
6.7
1992-09-17
Ten women in Canada talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the pain of breaking up, frequenting gay bars, facing police raids, men's responses, and the etiquette of butch and femme roles. Interspersed among the interviews and archival footage are four dramatized chapters from a pulp novel, "Forbidden Love".
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Ten women in Canada talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the pain of breaking up, frequenting gay bars, facing police raids, men's responses, and the etiquette of butch and femme roles. Interspersed among the interviews and archival footage are four dramatized chapters from a pulp novel, "Forbidden Love".
Released
1992-09-17
Runtime
85
Director
Lynne Fernie
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Documentary
History
Language
English
Production
ONF | NFB
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Stephanie Morgenstern
Stephanie Morgenstern
Lynne Adams
Lynne Adams
Marie-Jo Thério
Marie-Jo ThérioGeorge Thomas
George ThomasLory Wainberg
Lory Wainberg
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Ann-Marie MacDonaldKeely Moll
Keely MollStephanie Ozard
Stephanie OzardAnn Bannon
Ann BannonReva Hutkin
Reva HutkinLois M. Stuart
Lois M. StuartNairobi
NairobiJeanne Healy
Jeanne HealyAmanda White
Amanda WhiteCarol Ritchie-MacKintosh
Carol Ritchie-MacKintoshRuth Christine
Ruth ChristineMichael Copeland
Michael Copeland