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Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
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".
Directed by Aerlyn Weissman, Lynne Fernie, Rina Fraticelli
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Status
Released
Released
September 17, 1992
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
English
Top cast
Stephanie Morgenstern
Laura
Lynne Adams
Mitch
Marie-Jo Thério
Beth
George Thomas
Bill
Lory Wainberg
Bartender
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Narrator
Keely Moll
Self
Stephanie Ozard
Self
Ann Bannon
Self
Reva Hutkin
Self
Lois M. Stuart
Self
Nairobi
Self
Jeanne Healy
Self
Amanda White
Self
Carol Ritchie-MacKintosh
Self
Ruth Christine
Self
Michael Copeland
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