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Summary Jeffrey Schwartz's 2011 documentary examines the life of AIDS and gay rights activist Vito Russo, who also wrote "The Celluloid Closet," his 1981 book about LGBT depiction in film.
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- HBO
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- HBO
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Summary Jeffrey Schwartz's 2011 documentary examines the life of AIDS and gay rights activist Vito Russo, who also wrote "The Celluloid Closet," his 1981 book about LGBT depiction in film.
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
81
100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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Outspoken yet charismatic, politically radical yet traditionalist in his love of family, the man is captured in all his complexity.
As a documentary, Vito is fairly straightforward, but by finding a thread connecting Russo's life, his passions and his times, it manages to be something more.
The smooth telling of Russo's story juxtaposed against the present day, when gay marriage is sanctioned in some states and gay characters are all over prime-time television, drives home how different the cultural landscape is from the one Russo knew.
It's a nicely assembled, topical film that gives us both a sweeping view of gay rights across almost 30 years, as well as an intimate look at an extraordinary person swept up in those times.
Schwartz's workmanlike film nonetheless gives us a detailed portrait of the man as well as the activist.
The first half of Vito plays almost like a 45-minute "It Gets Better" ad. [Then] Vito exchanges its subtle storytelling technique for a sobering session of gay rights homework, resembling a recent raft of documentaries about the early years of the AIDS crisis.
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Production Company:
- Automat Pictures
- Making it Big
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
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Awards
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Seattle Queer Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
