Completed - ENGLISH - Documentary, LGBT, Biography - 91 minutes
THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN celebrates one of the world’s mostbeloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative son of the Old Southinto a gay rights pioneer whose novels inspired millions to re-claim their lives.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Jennifer M. KROOT Cast : Armistead MAUPIN, Laura LINNEY, Ian MCKELLEN, Margaret CHO, Neil GAIMAN, Amy TAN Producer(s) : Mayuran TIRUCHELVAM
THE UNTOLD TALES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN examines the life and work of one ofthe world's most beloved storytellers, following his evolution from a conservative sonof the Old South into a gay rights pioneer whose novels have inspired millions to claimtheir own truth. Jennifer Kroot's documentary about the creator of TALES OF THE CITYmoves nimbly between playful and poignant and laugh-out-loud funny. With help fromhis friends (including Neil Gaiman, Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Sir Ian McKellen andAmy Tan) Maupin offers a disarmingly frank look at the journey that took him from thejungles of Vietnam to the bathhouses of 70's San Francisco to the front line of theAmerican culture war.
Country(ies) : USA
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