Companions: Tales from the Closet


53m 1996

Brief Synopsis

Telling stories of their isolation, self-loathing, secrecy, compromise and eventual "coming out," five Swedish lesbians, ages sixty to seventy-five, candidly recount their lives and loves from 1930 onward.

Film Details

Also Known As
Väninnor - berättelser från garderoben
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Sveriges Television (Svt); Svt 1 Dokumentar
Distribution Company
Swedish Film Institute

Technical Specs

Duration
53m

Synopsis

Telling stories of their isolation, self-loathing, secrecy, compromise and eventual "coming out," five Swedish lesbians, ages sixty to seventy-five, candidly recount their lives and loves from 1930 onward.

Film Details

Also Known As
Väninnor - berättelser från garderoben
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Sveriges Television (Svt); Svt 1 Dokumentar
Distribution Company
Swedish Film Institute

Technical Specs

Duration
53m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States June 1997

Released in United States July 1997

Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 5-15, 1997.

Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 20-29, 1997.

Released in United States July 1997 (Shown at Outfest '97: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 11-20, 1997.)

Released in United States 1996

Shown at Outfest '97: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 11-20, 1997.

Released in United States June 1997 (Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 20-29, 1997.)

Released in United States June 1997 (Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 5-15, 1997.)