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Forbidden Love The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives
A film by Aerlyn Weissman and Lynne Fernie
Canada, 1992, 85 minutes, Color, VHS/16mm
Order No. W99357
Compelling, often hilarious and always rebellious, the ten women interviewed in FORBIDDEN LOVE paint a portrait of lesbian sexuality and survival during the sexual dark ages of the 1950s and '60s. Against a fascinating backdrop of book covers from lesbian pulp novels, tabloid headlines, archival photographs and film clips, these women recount stories about living and loving in their clandestine world. FORBIDDEN LOVE proudly brings lesbian history out of the closet and makes a valuable contribution to the history of sexuality, charting a territory most often ignored in traditional accounts of the past. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, Studio D.
AWARDS, FESTIVALS, & SCREENINGS

- Sydney Film Festival
- Melbourne Film Festival
- Vancouver Film Festival
- London Film Festival
- Toronto Festival of Festivals
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QUOTES

"**** The best lesbian documentary I've ever seen."
Video Rating Guide for Libraries
"Celebratory, heroic and infectiously funny.... Undeniably compelling."
Variety
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