Documentary ·History · Canada · 1992 · 1h 25m

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives poster
Director
Aerlyn WeissmanLynne Fernie
Cast
Stephanie Morgenstern as Laura Lynne Adams as Mitch Marie-Jo Thério as Beth George Thomas as Bill Lory Wainberg as Bartender Ann-Marie MacDonald as Narrator
Crew
Zoe Dirse — Director of Photography Cathy Gulkin — Editor Denise Beaudoin — Editor Aerlyn Weissman — Writer Lynne Fernie — Writer Ginny Stikeman — Producer
Synopsis

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".

Trailer Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
canadatoronto, canadalgbtwoman directorfirst nationsbritish columbiaindigenous lgbtlesbianhaidalesbian historylesbianslgbt history
Key Collaborators
Aerlyn Weissman Director Lynne Fernie Director Zoe Dirse Director of Photography Cathy Gulkin Editor Denise Beaudoin Editor Aerlyn Weissman Writer Lynne Fernie Writer Ginny Stikeman Producer Margaret Pettigrew Producer
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